Market research group Black Book Rankings has released rankings of the top electronic health record vendors for 2011 based on metrics in 10 categories, Healthcare IT News reports.
Black Book Rankings is a division of the Brown-Wilson Group, a market research firm.
For the report, researchers conducted a four-month survey of more than 30,000 physician practice administrators, hospital IT leaders and health care records professionals.
The report named the top 20 EHR vendors for each category. Researchers took into account factors such as cost, implementation and meaningful use of electronic health records. Under the 2009 economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHRs can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments.
Vendors were ranked in:
Ambulatory EHR software based on the number of physicians at a practice;
Ambulatory EHR software for emergency department EHR software; and
Acute care EHR software vendors for small hospitals, community hospitals, and large hospitals or medical centers (Merrill, Healthcare IT News, 11/29).
