Healthcare IT News December 22, 2020
Customers report that Cerner has made notable progress on fluid record-sharing, while Meditech and Greenway Health lag behind.
A KLAS report released this week took a deep dive into how healthcare organizations perceive their electronic health record vendors’ role in helping them to achieve meaningful interoperability.
While all vendors have room to improve, the report found that Epic stands out as the leader, with almost all customers saying they have access to outside data.
“Both Epic and non-Epic customers feel the vendor’s commitment to outside sharing has grown,” wrote KLAS researchers.
WHY IT MATTERS
KLAS defines “deep interoperability” as providers’ ability to have consistent access to outside data; easily locate patient records; view outside data inside their EHR workflows; and...