EMR Interoperability Delayed by Lack of Inter-Vendor Cooperation

Less than half of healthcare providers say their electronic medical records (EMR) vendor cooperates well with other vendors, and only one-fifth are optimistic about multi-vendor industry initiatives such as CommonWell. These findings and more are included in the latest KLAS report on interoperability. KLAS is a healthcare delivery research firm.

Additionally, a full 82 percent of interviewed providers reported feeling at least moderately successful achieving interoperability, but a mere 6 percent of those providers reported having achieved an advanced state.

“There has been a lot of public discussion about the lack of interoperability among EMR vendors,” said report author Colin Buckley. “The truth is that most providers feel at least moderately successful with interoperability today, but most say that success is due to their own efforts. They wonder how well prepared their vendor will be for the future.”



For the report, entitled “EMR Interoperability 2014: Where Are We on the Yellow Brick Road,” KLAS interviewed 220 provider organizations to get feedback about their interoperability successes and failures and about which vendors are best supporting their efforts. The vendors included in the report are Allscripts, athenahealth, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, Epic, GE Healthcare, Greenway, McKesson, MEDITECH, NextGen and Siemens.

For access to the report, download the myKLAS app at http://www.klasresearch.com/lp/downloadklasapp or visit KLAS online at www.KLASresearch.com/reports.

The report is available to healthcare providers and vendors. 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 suppliers.