Epic has taken top marks among the 2008 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards winners, while Hayes Management topped the list of services firms. Other highly rated vendors include 3M, FUJIFILM, Sunquest and CTGHS, according to Orem, Utah-based KLAS.
Following is a list of the 2008 Best in KLAS vendors:
Software Best in KLAS Winners
| Acute Care EMR Epic EpicCare Inpatient | Homecare McKesson Horizon Homecare |
| Ambulatory EMR (Over 100 Physicians) Epic EpicCare Ambulatory | Laboratory Siemens Novius Lab |
| Ambulatory EMR (26-100 Physicians) Allscripts Enterprise EHR (TouchWorks) | PACS GE Centricity PACS-IW (Dynamic Imaging) |
| Ambulatory EMR (6-25 Physicians) Greenway Medical PrimeSuite Chart | Patient Accounting and Patient Management Epic Resolute Hospital Billing |
| Ambulatory EMR (2-5 Physicians) Greenway Medical PrimeSuite Chart | Pharmacy Epic EpicRx Inpatient |
| Cardiology Digisonics Digiview | Practice Management (Over 100 Physicians) Epic Resolute/Prelude/Cadence |
| Community HIS McKesson Paragon | Practice Management (26-100 Physicians) athenahealth |
| Decision Support – Business Eclipsys Sunrise EPSi Decision Support | Practice Management (6-25 Physicians) Greenway Medical PrimeSuite Practice |
| Document Management and Imaging MedPlus ChartMaxx | Practice Management (2-5 Physicians) athenahealth |
| Emergency Department Wellsoft EDIS | Radiology Epic Radiant |
| Enterprise Scheduling USA RMS | Speech Recognition Nuance eScription |
| Financial/ERP McKesson Pathways Fin./Materials/HR Mgr | Surgery Management USA ORMS |
Professional Services Best in KLAS Winners
| Application Hosting (CIS/ERP/HIS) NaviSite | IT Outsourcing (Extensive) CareTech |
| Clearinghouse Services Navicure | Outsourced Transcription Transcend Services Inc. |
| Clinical Implementation Principal Perot Systems | Planning and Assessment Impact Advisors |
| Clinical Implementation Supportive Coastal Healthcare Consulting | Revenue Cycle Transformation Deloitte Consulting |
| Financial Implementation ACS | Technical Services Orchestrate Healthcare |
The 2008 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards report is available to healthcare providers online for a significant discount off the standard retail price. To purchase the full report, healthcare providers and vendors can visit www.KLASresearch.com.
