Ambulatory providers are increasingly looking to their EHR vendors for new functionalities and technologies but still rely heavily on third-party companies for tasks like patient engagement and intake and ambient speech, KLAS Research reported Feb. 9.
Here are the top ambulatory EHRs, on a scale of 1 to 9, on whether they have the needed functionalities, according to the market intelligence firm’s survey of 260 respondents from 159 outpatient practices with 11 or more physicians:
— Epic: 7.5
— Athenahealth: 7.1
— NextGen Healthcare: 6.6
— eClinicalWorks: 6.3
— Greenway Health: 4.9
Limited data:
— Epic Community Connect: 7.3
— Altera Digital Health: 6.8
