by Hannah Ehnle | January 14, 2019
Last month, Alex Lennox-Miller joined Chilmark Research as our newest analyst. He will lead our research on population health management, though he is already helping out in a few other domains as well. Before Chilmark, Alex worked as a Senior Business Analyst at Lahey Health System, a provider organization with
by Chilmark Team | December 10, 2018
The Meaningful Use gravy train finally came to an end in 2018. As the strongest EHR vendors struggle to define new revenue streams, weaker ones faded from view through acquisitions or leveraged buy-out. Meanwhile, funding for 'digital health' start-ups continued to increase, though it likely hit the high water mark
by Chilmark Team | November 29, 2018
As is our custom here, we like to look back on our predictions for the closing year and see just how well we did. Some years we do amazingly well, others we over-reach and miss on quite a few. For 2018, we got seven of our 13 predictions spot-on, two
by Matt Guldin | November 27, 2018
Recent comments by Secretary Alex M. Azar II indicate changes ahead Key Takeaways Mandatory alternative payment model (APM) is coming for radiation oncologists. HHS has not yet released many details but The American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO) radiation oncology-APM (RO-APM) is a likely useful proxy for what this
by John Moore | November 09, 2018
Chilmark Bight: Allscripts, Cerner, Epic Fall 2018 User Meetings This fall, the three largest EHR vendors by revenue, Allscripts, Cerner and Epic, held their user conferences. This research note provides an overview of each vendor’s strategic intent, areas of future focus and our assessment. Key Takeaways Across all vendors, EHR
by Chilmark Team | October 29, 2018
By Matt Guldin and John Moore Recently, we and 12,000+ others attended the Cerner Health Conference 2018, where the theme was “Smarter Care." Overall, the event focused on building on top of the EHR, while much of the floor space and conversations focused on population health and revenue cycle. Key
by Brian Murphy | October 23, 2018
Key Takeaways from MEDITECH's Physician and CIO Forum 2018: MEDITECH is moving its customer base to Expanse, the latest iteration of their EHR Expanse has significant inducements for hospitals seeking to support value-based care and be more interoperable Last week, we had
by John Moore | October 16, 2018
At the recent Allscripts Client Experience (ACE, #ACEHHS18) conference, the company gave us a day and a half deep dive into their current strategy and initiatives. As much as Allscripts positioned themselves as the innovative leader among the leading EHR vendors, the fundamental reality was far simpler. This is a
