MedCity News May 5, 2021
Epic led EMR purchasing globally in 2020, a year that saw strong activity in the arena despite the pandemic. But certain regions did experience a downswing, including Latin America, where Brazil saw a 50% drop in EMR purchasing.
The Covid-19 pandemic did not significantly dampen the global EMR purchasing arena, with activity remaining strong in 2020, a new report from KLAS Research shows. Epic took the lead among EMR vendors, executing 66 contracts, followed closely by Dedalus, with 59 contracts.
The report is based on hospital EMR purchasing activity worldwide — that is, executed contracts — that occurred between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020. The report does not include data on EMR purchasing in the U.S.
Though Epic led...