KLAS ranks vendors' ICD-10 readiness

A new report from healthcare market research firm KLAS finds that EMR vendors Cerner, Epic and Siemens Healthcare rank highest in their ICD-10 preparedness while Allscripts and MediTech rank the lowest.

The report discussed how leading providers are using third-party consulting firms to help them overcome ICD-10 challenges, including staff readiness, training and technology. 

Among the technologies providers are using for the ICD-10 transition is computer-assisted coding, for which the majority of the market is looking to 3M.

Part one of this series, the KLAS report entitled ICD-10 Consulting: Roadmap to a Successful Transition, was released Dec. 3, 2012, and discusses how providers expect to use consulting firms in their future preparation and ICD-10 transition plans. KLAS found that the vast majority (84 percent) of providers had engaged a consulting firm for ICD-10 roadmap/gap analysis. The Advisory Board tops the ranking in this category with high praise for quality roadmaps and best-practice sharing, though findings are showing that Deloitte has the largest and most complex engagements of any firm. Training was the second most frequent type of engagement, with the Precyse University offering standing out.