Seeking a “Meaningful” IT Relationship?
Hospitals, let alone eligible providers, seeking to qualify for HITECH incentives have a steep hill to climb, even those with EMRs that are operational or in advanced stages of implementation. Why?...
View ArticleKLAS: Amongst Vendors, Cerner a Cordial Host
When it comes to application hosting, healthcare providers are finding greater success working with vendors, but are able to host a wider selection of applications by partnering with services firms,...
View ArticleTEXT & PODCAST: KLAS Finds ACS, CTG & Deloitte Tops
In terms of overall performance when acting as the lead consultant on clinical engagements, ACS, CTG and Deloitte are in a virtual dead heat, scoring a full 10 points above the next closest firm,...
View ArticleTEXT/PODCAST: KLAS Finds Providers Seeking MU Help
Nearly 70 percent of healthcare providers expect to hire a professional services firm to help with the demands of achieving Meaningful Use, according to a new report from Orem, Utah-based KLAS...
View ArticleKLAS Analysts Describe Meditech Consulting Landscape, Text/Podcast
Meditech clients hire Dell Services and Navin, Haffty & Associates (NHA) twice as often as firms that advise on multiple vendor brands, according to a new report from KLAS. These two firms also had...
View ArticleMike Smith, General Manager, KLAS, Discusses IT Outsourcing Trends
The majority (60 percent) of healthcare organizations that have engaged a firm for discrete IT services reported seeing more value for their IT dollars since outsourcing, according to a new KLAS report...
View ArticleKLAS Analysts Bird And Smith Discuss Advisory Services Landscape
CSC, Deloitte, and Dell show the greatest depth and breadth of healthcare IT advisory engagement, appearing in almost all IT advisory areas, according to a new report from KLAS — Advisory Services:...
View ArticleKLAS: Electronic Record Growth Slow Outside the U.S.
Although there are plenty of vendors exploring the international space, the market for electronic patient records outside of the United States is still in the early stages, according to a new KLAS...
View ArticleKLAS: Epic Support Firms Abundant, But Not Equal
Epic users are thirsting for strategy, technical, and implementation assistance from consultants, but not all firms are prepared to provide the expertise. That’s according to the recently published...
View ArticleKLAS: HIE/ACO Work Draws Consultant Flock
Providers are voicing a need for outside resources to help them as they launch new HIEs or navigate their inclusion in existing HIEs. However, hospital executives and clinic administrators are...
View ArticleKLAS: Quality Reporting Dwarfs Other MU Concerns
Most providers have not attested for Meaningful Use Stage 1, frequently citing quality measures and reporting as their biggest challenges. That has them increasingly reaching out to consultants for...
View ArticleKLAS: Providers Scaling Back On IT Outsourcing
As organizations face mounting pressures to meet meaningful use requirements, providers are pulling back on extensive IT outsourcing services and turning to partial outsourcing agreements to meet...
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