More Than a Vendor: What Hospitals Should Consider When Forming New EHR Partnerships

Modern technology is continuing to advance at a rapid rate, and healthcare and EHRs are moving right along with it. But with rapid advancements come multiple options, which leaves hospitals and health systems to choose between multitudes of EHR vendors.

When selecting an EHR vendor, hospitals should consider companies as more than just a service provider but a partner in achieving their organization's overall goals. During a June 11 webinar hosted by Becker's Hospital Review and sponsored by Allscripts, Salman Naqvi, M.D., clinical practice leader and CMIO at Allscripts, and Allison Arant, Allscripts assistant area vice president of professional services sales, discussed the importance of selecting and building the EHR-hospital relationship as a partnership, not a vendor relationship, and why healthcare organizations should choose partners that align with their own strategic goals.