“Is the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system you are using in your practice the Certified version? Physicians who have invested in EHR systems already are now realizing the impact of this question.
EHR systems that are locally installed will all have the “version” issue. To pick an example, let’s look at one leading EHR vendor – Allscripts. Though hard to get a good handle on specific numbers, anecdotal reports indicate that their versions 8.x are the most common versions in use in the field. Given that money is involved in upgrading from a current installation to a newer one, some individuals report they are as much as “4 versions behind” in their Allscripts installation.”
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Robert Rowley, EHR Bloggers, 22 February 2011
