Big things are happening in the EMR/EHR sector and sometimes it’s hard to keep up. One thing we can be thankful for, is the rising demand for EMRs and the fact that we’re not going anywhere, anytime soon. According to a recent research study by MarketsandMarkets, more than 16 percent of the US health IT spending and the government initiatives driving development of a nationwide healthcare information network are expected to push EMR implementation across the healthcare sector.
Both the increasing demand for lowering healthcare costs and the dire need to improve the overall quality of care are driving the growth of the EMR/EHR market in the US with an expected growth of 18 percent between 2010-2015.
While the client-server based EMRs dominated about 76% of the 2009 EMR market, web-based EMRs like Practice Fusion, are gaining more attention with primary-care folks (our most popular users) which is going to be one of the main driving forces behind this growth.
Best part about the EMR growth? This growth solidifies the fact that EMRs aren’t going anywhere and soon enough you won’t be seeing those ugly paper records surrounding your practice manager. You’ll see a nice computer hopefully running a web-based system.
