Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

eClinicalWorks Settlement Will Take the Sting Out of Switching to New EHR Systems

Electronic health record vendor eClinicalWorks’ has been fined $155 million for violating the False Claims Act. The company’s misfortune could be the urgent care industry’s (and patients’) gain, however, by making it easier for healthcare providers to switch from one EHR system to another. eClinicalWorks was sued over claims that it falsely certified that its EHR met all government criteria and that it failed to adequately test its software before release; to adequately debug systems …

Plan Ahead for Cost When Upgrading Systems

Progress—especially where technology is concerned—by definition should move your business forward; otherwise it would be called regress. One health system in Ohio is learning the hard way that failing to recognize the cost of moving to a new EHR system can put a serious dent in your annual earnings report. In fact, ProMedica says its $1.9 million first-half loss was “primarily driven by significant expenses due to the implementation of the Epic electronic health record …