EHR Intelligence May 19, 2021
Only Epic Systems and Azalea Health had a positive net change in EHR implementation market share during 2020.
Nearly 150 hospitals implemented Epic Systems EHR throughout 2020, which further contributed to Epic’s stronghold on the EHR implementation market share, according to a recent KLAS report.
Additionally, EHR adoption was up in 2020 despite COVID-19. KLAS revealed large organizations fueled EHR purchasing, along with standalone community hospitals.
“Contracting naturally took a back seat as COVID-19 cases ramped up and the country went into lockdown,” KLAS explained.
“It rebounded some in Q3 and then spiked in Q4 as organizations reinstated budgets and revived tabled HIT initiatives. Decisions by large organizations (>10 hospitals) often take several years, and most of those that...