Free advice for selecting EMRs and other medical software

Free advice for selecting EMRs and other medical software

All the talk around Meaningful Use, EMRs, EHRs, regional extension centers, and other buzzwords are utterly confusing the physician practices and staff who need to make decisions about what software to buy. I’ve put together some free resources over at HITSphere called Free Medical and Healthcare Software Buying advice. If you’re confused and would like to see some easy to use tools for how to decide what to look for and what to buy and could use some hand-holding you should check it out.

Remember that even though the government and most consultants are talking about EMRs, you still need just basic technology in your office and EMRs are just part of technology puzzle. You will need solid, unbiased, advice in the following areas:

If you were buying a car you’d go to Edmunds, Consumer Reports, or CarFAX. Until Consumer Reports has an EMR guide, check out our Free Medical and Healthcare Software Buying advice.

Shahid N. Shah

Shahid N. Shah

Shahid Shah is an internationally recognized enterprise software guru that specializes in digital health with an emphasis on e-health, EHR/EMR, big data, iOT, data interoperability, med device connectivity, and bioinformatics.


Chris Thorman over at Software Advice had a nice CCHIT-related posting a couple of days ago: EMR Ratings: How Relevant Is CCHIT Certification In the HITECH Era? Chris wrote that one doctor called and …

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