Replacing an EHR comes with many challenges and costs

The vast majority of healthcare provider organizations use electronic health records and physician practice management systems to manage the care they give to patients.

Over time, functionality in the EHR and PPM systems can’t keep up with emerging demands, often compelling an organization to initiate a search for new systems. Often idyllically viewed as an easy answer to emerging challenges, switching systems often offers a gauntlet of challenges.

As healthcare organizations rethink their original—or even second or third—system choices, they often take on new—and sometimes, unexpected—problems and costs.

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