Different types of Federal Incentive Programs in the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Software industry such as the Quality Payment Program and the EHR Incentive Program have played a major role in the rapid growth of this industry. Since the implementation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, the adoption rate of Electronic Health Records (EHR) Software has boosted from an average of 3.2% annually to 14.2%.
With this speedy growth in the Healthcare IT industry, the number of vendors offering EMR software has also increased. Despite big software giants dominating the industry from day one, a large number of software vendors continue to struggle in this competitive Ambulatory EMR Software market.
Based on the data collected from over 6000 medical practices using EHR Software, the following are the top 7 Ambulatory EMR Software Solutions in 2019.
Cerner PowerChart Ambulatory
Cerner PowerChart Ambulatory is an ambulatory specific EMR System designed by the Cerner Corporation. Cerner Corporation is considered as a giant when it comes to the EHR industry. This software by Cerner is ONC-ATCB Certified and complies with Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 1 and 2.
Epic EHR Software
Epic EHR Software is developed by the Epic Systems Corporation which holds the major share of the EMR industry in the private sector. The usability and departmental functionality of Epic EHR Software make it stand out from the rest when it comes to choosing an Ambulatory EMR Software System.
athenahealth EMR Software
athenahealth EMR Software is one of the best Electronic Health Records (EHR) Software in the market. It is designed by a Massachusetts based company and has been successful in meeting the software needs of rural hospitals, community hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAH).
eClinicalWorks EHR Software
eClinicalWorks EHR Software provides cloud-based solutions for practices of all sizes. In addition to Electronic Medical Records (EMR) tools, it offers Practice Management (PM), and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). Despite having its ups and downs in recent years, eClinicalWorks has continued to win contracts and retain the majority of its clients.
AdvancedMD
AdvancedMD was developed in 1999 as a health IT Company and now serves more than 22,500 practitioners in over 8,000 practices. Besides the essential EMR and PM tools, it provides Telemedicine, Practice Analytics, and Patient Engagement functionalities.
Allscripts Professional EHR Software
Allscripts Professional EHR Software is also developed by a Massachusetts-based company Allscripts. They also own Sunrise Ambulatory Care EMR Software and the Paragon EHR Solution. It also includes a Medical Billing feature along with all the other ones i.e., PM, EMR, Patient Scheduling, etc.
Greenway Health PrimeSUITE
Greenway Health PrimeSUITE is created by Greenway Medical Technologies and is certified by ONC-ATCB. Other than this one Greenway also provides Intergy and SuccessEHS Software.
