http://www.emrandhipaa.com/emr-and-hipaa/2013/02/27/an-interview-with-mitochon-about-their-recently-launched-emo-electronic-medical-office/ I’m sorry, consider me a Skeptic, but I just don’t see the business model. I’ve run EMR companies, I know the costs of maintaining a good product, but more importantly, good customer service. Customer service is perhaps the last mile that distinguishes one company from another. Reading between the lines, I see that the …

Mitochon FREE Web based EMR – now EMO? Read More »

http://www.emrandhipaa.com/katherine/2013/02/26/one-fifth-of-physician-practices-might-switch-emrs/comment-page-1/#comment-171759 This is a topic I have been aware of and following since last one year when I have seen a rise in ‘switchers’. The reasons cited are all true of course, but for most part, that is the ‘logic’ cited when asked for reasons for switching. John as you have rightly said, no one …

Survey – One-fifth of Physicians may switch EMR Software Read More »

I saw this news this past week and was mulling over the implications. http://www.emrandehrnews.com/2013/02/20/kareo-buys-epocrates-ehr/ Is this a game changer? I think the biggest company that will get affected is Practice Fusion. Why? Many of the web based EMR software from Practice Fusion users are on Kareo for billing. With a tighter interface to EMR and …

Kareo Adds Free EHR (web-based EMR they acquired from Epocrates) with their Billing Software. Read More »

Here’s what I keep on hearing. “I’ve looked at so many systems, they’re all the same – just tell me how much is yours…” I hear this everyday. So many of my colleagues at various EMR vendor companies echo this. So, are they really the same? Yes and No. Let me break it down. Yes they …

All EMR’s Are The Same… Read More »

Irving Janis, a research psychologist from Yale University published a very influential book in 1972 that provided initial research on groupthink. EHR Companies have fallen into this Groupthink. Marketers spend hours and hours pouring over competitors’ websites, reading through their brochures to see what they do, and without even realizing it, fall into the trap …

Marketing Groupthink Trap Read More »

2012 is Over. How should we call it for EMR? Was it a good year? From who’s perspective? From Providers’ perspective, it was mixed. The EMR adoption continues to creep up. Even people sitting on the sidelines are now ‘EMR ready’. By EMR Ready, I mean they are dabbling in it – free or paid. They …

EMR Software sales – the biggest challenge for Vendors is Leads Read More »