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EHR SURVIVAL GUIDE 7 STEPS

The process of selecting an EHR system is daunting. Technology businesses are well aware of the required transition for most health practices to move from paper to electronic health record keeping. Because of this vendor awareness, the EHR market is ever-expanding, making the job of selecting the right EHR system even more challenging.If users are unhappy with an EHR system, they will often point their fingers at the selection team. To save yourself this unnecessary headache, it is essential to establish a clear plan for the EHR selection process. That plan should always begin with a requirements gathering phase.

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    How to gather and prioritize EHR requirements across clinical, billing, IT, and leadership teams

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    How to build a balanced EHR selection team for structured, confident decision-making

  • How to define your “What, Why, and How” before evaluating vendors

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    How to create vendor shortlists and structured RFPs for objective comparison

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    How to evaluate demos using a scorecard and make a confident final EHR selection

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    Step-by-step selection and implementation roadmap

  • Practical compliance, billing, and vendor comparison guidance

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Frequently Asked Questions

Get quick, practical answers from our EHR Selection Survival Guide.

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Start by defining your clinical workflows, billing requirements, compliance needs, and technical infrastructure. Build a cross-functional selection team, prioritize requirements, and compare vendors using a structured evaluation checklist focused on usability, interoperability, automation, and support.

Most practices complete vendor research, shortlisting, and contract signing within 3–6 months. Implementation and go-live preparation typically require an additional 3–6 months depending on practice size and complexity.

Total cost of ownership can reach 150–200% of the base license fee over five years when accounting for data migration, training, integrations, compliance updates, and ongoing support. Our guide helps you identify hidden costs and build a realistic implementation budget.