PA REACH East Announces Group Purchasing Options
Background
As a Regional Extension Center funded through a cooperative agreement with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), PA REACH East is charged with offering unbiased advice and assistance to primary care providers seeking to adopt certified electronic health record (EHR) systems.
One form of assistance involves making available “group purchasing” options, through which one or more EHR vendors will offer volume discounts (discounted pricing) to providers seeking technical assistance from PA REACH East.
Group Purchasing Process
To develop group purchasing options, PA REACH East implemented an open and competitive process that included:
- Contracting with an independent company to develop and issue a group purchasing Request for Information (RFI) with explicit evaluation criteria;
- Soliciting and responding to public comments and questions about the RFI and the group purchasing initiative;
- Evaluation and selection of EHR vendors by an independent committee that included representatives of priority primary care providers practicing in our geographic service area.
Designated Group Purchasing Options
As a result of this process, PA REACH East has designated the following EHR vendors as group purchasing options, based on the vendors’ technical, functional and contract-related responses to the RFI, scripted product demonstrations and pricing:
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eClinicalWorks [eClinicalWorks 9.0]
- Sage [Sage Intergy Meaningful Use Edition]
- Greenway [PrimeSuite 2011 ]
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- SuccessEHS (SuccessEHS 6.0)
- NextGen (NextGen Ambulatory EHR 5.6 SP1)
In making its selections, the evaluation committee focused on solutions appropriate for small, independent practices providing outpatient primary care.
ONC-ATCB Certified EHR Product List
Please click on this link to view the current ONC-ATCB Certified List of EHR Products.
Thank You
The evaluators and PA REACH East extend their sincere appreciation to all vendors who submitted information in response to the RFI.
Additional Information
For questions or additional information, please contact the PA REACH East office at: