KLAS: Integration differentiates CIS vendors
Government incentives have driven implementations or expansions of clinical information systems (CIS), but they are not the only factors contributing to this trend, according to a new report from KLAS.
The Orem, Utah-based market researcher's report, “Clinical Market Share 2011: Is Stimulus Money Still Stimulating?,” examines which vendors are accommodating the changing needs of hospitals with more than 200 beds.
"Meaningful use undoubtedly contributed to an upsurge of CIS sales in 2009 that continued in 2010," the report stated. "Government incentives facilitated providers' drives toward integration, rather than just usability. It is the vendors who best help reduce the complexity of managing clinical data across an enterprise that win the lion's share of new business."
As healthcare facilities consolidate to expand service offerings and increase market share, they often find themselves with a patchwork of CIS vendors and systems, according to the report. To improve the availability of the data from these diverse systems, many are opting to standardize their CIS platform across all facilities. The 2010 sales wins and market share of CIS vendors for hospitals with more than 200 beds, KLAS found, reflect how well each vendor is responding to developing interconnectivity needs.
Ranked first in new hospital contracts, Epic offers integrated clinical, financial and ambulatory tools with above-average usability and a track record of successful implementations in hospitals with more than 200 beds, according to KLAS.
Cerner is continuing to grow by signing more new hospitals in 2010 than other vendors besides Epic. Many of these were existing customers who implemented Cerner in their other facilities, the report concluded.
The Orem, Utah-based market researcher's report, “Clinical Market Share 2011: Is Stimulus Money Still Stimulating?,” examines which vendors are accommodating the changing needs of hospitals with more than 200 beds.
"Meaningful use undoubtedly contributed to an upsurge of CIS sales in 2009 that continued in 2010," the report stated. "Government incentives facilitated providers' drives toward integration, rather than just usability. It is the vendors who best help reduce the complexity of managing clinical data across an enterprise that win the lion's share of new business."
As healthcare facilities consolidate to expand service offerings and increase market share, they often find themselves with a patchwork of CIS vendors and systems, according to the report. To improve the availability of the data from these diverse systems, many are opting to standardize their CIS platform across all facilities. The 2010 sales wins and market share of CIS vendors for hospitals with more than 200 beds, KLAS found, reflect how well each vendor is responding to developing interconnectivity needs.
Ranked first in new hospital contracts, Epic offers integrated clinical, financial and ambulatory tools with above-average usability and a track record of successful implementations in hospitals with more than 200 beds, according to KLAS.
Cerner is continuing to grow by signing more new hospitals in 2010 than other vendors besides Epic. Many of these were existing customers who implemented Cerner in their other facilities, the report concluded.