Cerner, McKesson CEOs to hold court at HIMSS 2013
Putting two and two together, we're guessing that we're about 10 days away from the announcement of a historic Cerner-McKesson interoperability agreement. Something's afoot
EHR market to face major disruption before year’s end

The EHR industry could be at a turning point, as a new survey from Black Book Rankings indicates that many current users are unhappy with their systems and are considering swapping vendors. Where the industry goes from there is anyone's guess, but it could have long-lasting implications for the EHR...
Switching electronic health record systems is no easy task
While buying an electronic health record (EHR) system for the first time is a veritable challenge, transitioning from one system to another is challenging as well. There are a number of reasons an...
Regional extension centers, EHR vendors trying to play nice
By Brita Van Fossen, Editorial Assistant Since the passage of the HITECH Act in 2009, the focus throughout the health care industry has been compliance with meaningful use requirements and, consequently,...
EHR software market to exceed $6 billion by 2015
The electronic health record (EHR) software market is poised to exceed $6 billion by 2015, according to the research firm Markets and Markets. This will represent tremendous growth, the firm noted,...
Meaningful use and mobile health were hot topics in health IT for 2010
During the first half of 2010, all eyes in the world of health information technology were focused on the forthcoming Stage 1 meaningful use requirements, the criteria that hospitals and eligible providers...
EHR vendors slow to react to stimulus sales
Not many research reports on the electronic health records (EHR) space yield startling results: Most reports say EHRs speed up care, but a few say they don't. Most say they help slash medical error rates, but a few say they don't.
But the
Regional extension centers starting to pick preferred EHR vendors
The nation's regional extension centers (REC) are beginning to name the electronic health record vendors toward which they intend to steer...
Choosing the right EHR vendor, and other SearchHealthIT.com news
Of all the EHR vendors out there -- especially a cadre of new ones catering to solo docs and small group practices -- how do you pick one that will be around for the long haul? Providers who look at only the obvious factors of price and usability could be making a costly mistake if the vendor goes...
Tread carefully when choosing an EHR vendor
This is a crazy time for electronic health record (EHR) software vendors. It smacks of the Web boom of 1998-2000, where sites like Pets.com, grocery home-delivery site Webvan and eToys rose to prominence and quickly flamed out, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in venture backing. Those of us...