Many Current EHR Vendors Will Not Survive For Long
CMS just released the December 2012 attestation data, and one thing is abundantly clear—many EHR vendors will not be around to see Stage 2.
Of the 472 EHR vendors offering certified “Complete EHRs” in early 2012, many lacked even a single physician who had attested to meaningful use by the end of the year. And while it is not surprising that large vendors dominate the EHR market, they do so to a far greater extent than the 80/20 rule would predict. The top 24 EHR companies (just 6% of the 392 ambulatory EHRs with attestations) account for 80% of the total attestations to date...
The survivors will most likely be those who have already established themselves in the top tier, and whose physicians experience only minimal disruption in the process of satisfying the government’s requirements.
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Complexity of EHR Development & Support
Many small companies finding out how complex EHR systems are and how much ongoing development and support is needed as the healthcare industry and medical practice continues to change at a rapid clip. For many, the only way to survive and compete successfully means joining some of more dominant players in the 'Open Health' community, like OpenEMR, OpenMRS, OSCAR, RPMS, VistA.