How EHR replacement might impact Meaningful Use achievement

According to Black Book Rankings Survey 2013, nearly 30% of all new Electronic Health Records (EHRs) purchases are done to replace old EHRs. This number is expected to go up by year end as the CMS requirements for achieving of Meaningful Use Stage 2 are changing in 2014. At this point in time, nearly 92% of practices and healthcare centers report their current EHR system as boring and clunky. This is the time where Meaningful Use Stage 2 certified EHR vendors are going to help physicians and healthcare practices meet new requirements set by the government.

But if a practice has been using one EHR system throughout a year, how will changing the EHR vendor affect its ability to achieve Meaningful Use and qualify for incentive payments? Let’s try to analyze this.

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