Black Book Research surveyed thousands of providers to rank the top EHR in each of 53 medical specialties.
The research group based its ratings on surveys with 32,854 medical and surgical practitioners, asking about such factors as client satisfaction, customer experience, ease of use, and vendor allegiance. Here are the best EHRs by specialty, according to the Jan. 29 report:
Allergy and Immunology: ModMed/Xtract Solutions
ASCs: Surgical Information Systems
Anesthesia: Provation iPro AIMS
Behavioral and Mental Health: Netsmart
Cardiology: NextGen Healthcare
Chiropractic: ChiroTouch
Correctional Facilities: NextGen Healthcare
Colon and Rectal Surgery: Oracle Health
Dermatology: ModMed
Diagnostic Imaging/Radiology: Ram Soft
Emergency Medicine: Medhost
Endocrinology: Meditab
Family Practice: Elation Health
Federally Qualified Health Centers/Community Health: NextGen Healthcare
Gastroenterology: ModMed
General Practice: Practice Fusion (Veradigm)
General Surgery: Oracle Health
Genetics and Genomics: Epic
Geriatrics: Netsmart/Gehrimed
Home Health Small Agency: MatrixCare Brightree
Home Health Large Agency and Hospice: Netsmart
Infectious Disease: Touchworks (Altera Digital Health)
Internal Medicine: athenahealth
Mobile EHR: DrChrono
Multispecialty Clinics: NextGen Healthcare
Nephrology/Dialysis: iSalus Nephrochoice
Neurology: Nexus Clinical EHR
Neurosurgery: NextGen Healthcare
Nuclear Medicine: RadNet
Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine: ModMed
Oncology and Hematology: OncoEMR (Flatiron)
Ophthalmology: ModMed
Orthopedic Surgery/Hand/Spine: ModMed
Osteopathic Physicians: TouchWorks (Altera Digital Health)
Otorhinolaryngology: ModMed
Pain Management: ModMed
Pathology: Clinisys
Pediatric Surgery: Epic
Pediatrics: athenahealth
Plastic Surgery: ModMed
Physical Therapy and Rehab: Netsmart
Podiatry: ModMed
Psychiatry: Netsmart
Pulmonary Medicine: NextGen Healthcare
Rheumatology: Touchworks (Altera Digital Health)
Rural Health Centers: Greenway
Sleep Centers: NextGen Healthcare
Sports Medicine/Athletics: Medicat
Substance Abuse and Addiction Medicine: Qualifacts
Transplant Medicine: Epic
Tribal Health: Greenway
Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine: Experity
Urology: ModMed