Providers Reveal That Enterprise EMRs Are Their First Source For Population Health Functionality

    OREM, UT, August 04, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Enterprise EMR vendors are the number-one source for population health management functionality despite a veritable flood of new best-of-breed entrants into the marketplace. The latest KLAS report, "Population Health 2014 Perception: Who Are Providers Betting On?" reveals providers' feedback on population health solutions today and in the future.

"With so many new vendors and solutions, it is getting increasingly confusing for providers to know which vendors in the population health market can help deliver their needed functionality," said report author Mark Allphin. "The dream of the one-stop shop that meets all of population health's needs is not yet a reality, but some providers have told us that they hope their enterprise vendor will eventually be that one-stop shop."

For the report, KLAS spoke to 105 provider organizations across the country about their population health solutions and their future plans surrounding this segment. These providers mentioned a total of 69 vendors as currently playing a role or being considered for the future.

To learn more about the population health marketplace, check out the full "Population Health 2014 Perception: Who Are Providers Betting On?" report at www.KLASresearch.com/KLASreports. Providers receive a significant discount off the standard retail price or can receive a complimentary summary report in exchange for a survey about one of their current vendors.

About KLAS
KLAS is a research firm on a global mission to improve healthcare delivery by enabling providers to be heard and counted. Working with thousands of healthcare executives and clinicians, KLAS gathers data on software, services, medical equipment and infrastructure systems to deliver timely reports, trends and statistical overviews. The research directly represents the provider voice and acts as a catalyst for improving supplier performance. KLAS was founded in 1996, and their staff and advisory board average 25 years of healthcare information technology experience. Follow KLAS on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KLASresearch.

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