Category: Healthcare and Medical Informatics
![Black Book Research Announces the Release of "The 2025 Black Book of Healthcare IT Consultants and Advisory Firms"](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/88/c4/04735040b7a99f5e8d2f5a069489.jpg)
Comprehensive Gratis Report Featuring Profiles and Client Engagement Ratings for 260 HIT Consulting and Advisory Firms
![NextGen Healthcare Named Top Physician Practice Management Vendor by Black Book Research(TM)](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/d3/9e/179dd4737a0c0cb6e7503a2b572d.jpg)
Correction: This release has been updated to reflect accurate specialty-focused EHR top ratings. NextGen Healthcare has achieved five specialty-focused EHR top ratings, including Cardiovascular Practices, while ModMed has achieved ten specialty-focused EHR top ratings, including Podiatry, in 2025. The previous release incorrectly listed NextGen Healthcare with four and ModMed with nine top ratings.
Top EHR Vendors Shine in Multiple Specialties: ModMed, NextGen Healthcare, Netsmart, ClinicMind, Epic, and RXNT Lead the Pack
Strategic Initiatives and Innovative Policies in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman Drive New Opportunities for Technology Developers
Black Book unveils critical insights into the global EHR landscape, spotlighting 121 local and regional vendors across 53 countries as they compete with multinational health IT giants. This comprehensive analysis delves into emerging trends, vendor performance, and the shifting dynamics of the highly competitive health IT market, offering a detailed overview of the evolving global healthcare technology ecosystem
![AHIMA 2024: Showcasing Top Coding Vendors & HIM Innovations From Black Book Research Annual Industry Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/7a/ef/74ab796d929019153fe40d9f308b.jpg)
AHIMA 2024, taking place this week in Salt Lake City, brings together industry leaders to showcase groundbreaking AI innovations reshaping health information management (HIM). The event highlights advancements in coding, data analytics, and patient care, with vendors unveiling AI-powered solutions to streamline workflows, enhance accuracy, and improve healthcare outcomes. Additionally, Black Book announces the top-rated AHIMA-sponsoring vendors for 2024, based on highest customer experience.
![Leading HIM & Coding Vendors Driving Breakthrough Innovation, Setting the Pace for Industry Transformation, Reports Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/25/68/58fc81b14d6bac5d4a902faae507.jpg)
Top medical coding and HIM solutions, recognized by clients and system users among the best in the industry, will showcase their innovations at the AHIMA Conference in Salt Lake City, October 27-29
![Medical Coding & HIM Industry Faces Mounting Challenges, According to Black Book's Latest Poll Ahead of AHIMA 2024 Conference](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/7a/ef/74ab796d929019153fe40d9f308b.jpg)
Eight Major Industry Controversies Set to Dominate Discussions Among AHIMA Members and Industry Experts
![Innovaccer's Data Activation Platform Secures the Leading Position as the Premier End-to-End Population Health Solution in the 2024 Black Book User Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/d1/8a/d50c75c7bee324770bea7f199ddd.jpg)
![Physicians Shift 2024 Tech Investments to Robust Practice Management Platforms With AI, Analytics and Value-Based Care Support Tools, Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/0e/35/c19523a89c3ecad0174d1f6241f8.jpg)
Surveyed providers endorse NextGen Healthcare PM Solutions to meet the challenges surrounding increasing administrative burden, shrinking labor pools, telehealth, and continued reimbursement pressures.
![Nuance Rated #1 Mid-Revenue Cycle Management Solution for 11th Consecutive Year, Black Book Research](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/db/4e/5a1df73367cd106256aee62e7572.jpg)
Nuance Communications maintains the highest industry client satisfaction ranking for informatics in the competitive mid-RCM market with top customer-rated speech recognition, computer-assisted medical documentation, clinical coding and revenue integrity, and artificial intelligence tools.
![care.ai Ranked #1 in Client Satisfaction for Artificial Intelligence Solutions, Best-of-Breed Technology and Process Improvement, by Black Book Market Research](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/38/d4/f4811b5cab924aa67a3401b94688.jpg)
![Top Integrated Practice Management, Revenue Cycle & EHR Solutions Rating Awarded to ModMed by Surgical Specialists for 5th Year, Black Book Annual Physician Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/38/d4/f4811b5cab924aa67a3401b94688.jpg)
Surgeons and surgical support staff from nine specialties rated ModMed's comprehensive software, including electronic health records, practice management, analytics, and interoperability, as best-in-breed.
![Waystar Rated Top Revenue Cycle Management Software Solution Set for Large Hospitals, IDNs and Health Systems, 2021 Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/87/be/302f3bdd6a8074f02b32b0bad74a.jpg)
![Evident's Thrive Earns 11th Consecutive #1 Client Rating in Small Hospital EHR User Satisfaction, Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/87/be/302f3bdd6a8074f02b32b0bad74a.jpg)
Evident, a member of the CPSI family of companies, is recognized again as the top-rated inpatient EHR vendor for hospitals under 100 beds. Evident's Centriq EHR also achieved the number two ranking over the field of 12 major electronic health record vendors.
![Axiom by Syntellis Performance Solutions Rated Highest in Client Satisfaction for Provider Contract Management Solutions, 2021 Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/87/be/302f3bdd6a8074f02b32b0bad74a.jpg)
![Population Health IT Market Expects Surge in Post-COVID Financial Incentives and Regulatory Support, Black Book Annual Survey Reveals](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/87/be/302f3bdd6a8074f02b32b0bad74a.jpg)
The health IT arm of the Department of Health and Human Services charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and utilize the most advanced health information technology and electronic exchange of health information, has both providers and payers anticipating major ONC population health initiatives and government-led motivations ahead.
![Nuance Awarded #1 End-to-End Coding, CDI, Transcription & Speech Recognition Technology Solution Rating for 8th Consecutive Year by Black Book Research](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/ef/94/ce8c1a1849cedd8b9253fb6b73a5.jpg)
Nuance maintains the highest industry client satisfaction ranking for informatics in the evolving enterprise-wide software market for front, middle and end coding & clinical document processes.
Despite the years of frustration noted in the annual Black Book EHR user surveys, ninety-seven percent of nurse respondents said they would not want to go back to using paper records.
![Spok® Earns Top Secure Messaging and Clinical Communications Honors, 2019 Black Book™ Annual Cybersecurity Study](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/1b/8f/5e4be60678eb685b708dee9b49db.jpg)
![Post-Acute Providers Predict Probable Insolvencies Under Value-Based Care Without Basic IT, Data Sharing and Care Coordination, Black Book Annual Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/dc/f4/6343fe28e25214d92aaf6d6fe8e7.jpg)
100% of post-acute executives surveyed argue that EHRs and interoperability with acute care providers and physicians would radically improve their ability to thrive under VBC.
![AI-Powered Coding Solutions Reducing Costs and Ensuring Appropriate Quality of Care in the Dash to Value-Based Care, Reports Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/1b/8f/5e4be60678eb685b708dee9b49db.jpg)
Growth in clinical documentation market is expected to reach US$5.2B by 2022 from $3.2B at fiscal year-end 2018 with a 10.2% CAGR
![Black Book Names Nuance as #1 End-to-End Coding, CDI, Transcription & Speech Recognition Technology Solution for Seventh Consecutive Year](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/8c/0e/fd6d749a48ae5601ac0474f0ab4a.jpg)
Rated highest in client satisfaction for Informatics and Clinical Documentation Improvement Software in the evolving coding software market preparing for Value-Based Care.
![2019 Black Book Advisory Survey: Bluetree Network Earns Top Strategy, Implementation & Support Consultants Rating Among Epic Systems Users](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/fd/7b/39caa69319a89ebfca02b46bae7b.jpg)
![Kaufman Hall Earns Top Advisory Firm Ratings for Financial Planning and Strategic Consulting, 2019 Black Book CFO Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/d6/30/cede446427ef134fb468aac80fd1.jpg)
![Black Book: More Than a Quarter of U.S. Hospitals Still Lack Feasible RCM Solutions, Despite Overwhelming Evidence of Their Positive Impact](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/8c/0e/fd6d749a48ae5601ac0474f0ab4a.jpg)
![Black Book Survey of More Than 1,500 Executives Confirms the Changing Role of the Healthcare CIO](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/8c/0e/fd6d749a48ae5601ac0474f0ab4a.jpg)
In 2015, CIOs held the balance of power over IT purchasing decisions, controlling 71%. But this year that figure fell to just 8%.
![Rapid Escalation of Practice Acquisitions Drives Hospital Systems to Merge Hosts of Physician Technology Platforms by 2021, Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/f7/a3/142b016f7e340d07d97938d1d666.jpg)
Fully Integrated EHR and Practice Management IT tackle value-based care goals of Integrated Health Delivery Systems.
![Clients Rate Waystar as Top Revenue Cycle Management Software for Physicians & Community Hospitals, Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/f7/a3/142b016f7e340d07d97938d1d666.jpg)
Waystar, the merged solutions of ZirMed and Navicure, is the highest customer-rated comprehensive medical RCM Software Technology
![Nuance Communications Earns Sixth Consecutive #1 Client Rating in End-to-End Coding, Clinical Documentation Improvement and Medical Transcription, Black Book Provider Satisfaction Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/f7/a3/142b016f7e340d07d97938d1d666.jpg)
Nuance rated highest in customer satisfaction and loyalty for coding, CDI, CAC and transcription software tools by hospitals and physicians.
![Black Book Announces 2018 Coding, Health Information Management, and Clinical Documentation Top Client-Rated Solutions Vendors and Consultants](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/8c/0e/fd6d749a48ae5601ac0474f0ab4a.jpg)
![Black Book Survey: New Generation CDI Enhances Patient Care and Reduces Financial Risk](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/c7/a4/cf1f31be056ffd6cd632995490ac.jpg)
CDI is the key to better ICD-10 coding and reimbursement accuracy, but it's also vital for preparing organizations for population health.
![GAVS Rated Top Healthcare IT Infrastructure Consultants Leading IoT, Cloud and Digital Migration Transformations, Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/55/39/32562bb0d8542be9c231a693b354.jpg)
![Evolent Health Earns Top Value-Based Care Consultants Rating, 2018 Black Book IT Advisors Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/55/39/32562bb0d8542be9c231a693b354.jpg)
![Hayes Management Consulting Awarded Top Revenue Cycle Management Optimization Advisors, 2018 Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/55/39/32562bb0d8542be9c231a693b354.jpg)
![Orchestrate Healthcare Earns Top Integration and Interoperability Consulting Honors, 2018 Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/55/39/32562bb0d8542be9c231a693b354.jpg)
![Kaufman Hall Earns Two Top Black Book Ratings: Financial Strategy Advisement and Health Consumerism Consulting](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/55/39/32562bb0d8542be9c231a693b354.jpg)
![Impact Advisors Earns Top Client Honors for Healthcare IT Assessment and Vendor Selection Engagements, Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/55/39/32562bb0d8542be9c231a693b354.jpg)
![Philips Healthcare Consulting Awarded Top Strategic Advisory Rating for Clinical Operations Transformation and Workflow Optimization, Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/55/39/32562bb0d8542be9c231a693b354.jpg)
![Black Book Launches Updated Mobile Healthcare Survey Apps](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/fe/85/05d17dc49a487e432c8c9f35d70a.jpg)
Black Book released a major update to their mobile application, providing an easier way for clients to rate and review software and services
![The Adoption Revival of Best-of-Breed Emergency Department Information Systems, Black Book Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/55/39/32562bb0d8542be9c231a693b354.jpg)
Black Book surveyed 902 emergency department administrative and nursing managers, and 611 physicians of which over half are members of ACEP.
![Lags in Interoperability and Enterprise Mobile Tech Strategy Don't Impede Secure Messaging Adoption, Black Book Cybersecurity Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/55/39/32562bb0d8542be9c231a693b354.jpg)
Secure texting is evolving into a collaboration platform confronting the complexities and protocols of healthcare enterprise communications
![FairWarning Ranks Top in Patient Privacy Monitoring, 2018 Black Book Market Research Cybersecurity User Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/8d/a5/2139a7a97226180c232949effb3e.jpg)
Cybersecurity firms rated by industry client satisfaction and loyalty scores via independent key performance indicators announced.
![Doc Halo Ranks Top in Secure Communications Platforms, 2018 Black Book Market Research Cybersecurity User Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/38/1b/5d493baf7b7bf0dc9db9398057c2.jpg)
Cybersecurity firms rated by industry client satisfaction and loyalty scores via independent key performance indicators announced.
![Hashed Health Ranks Top Blockchain Developer, 2018 Black Book Cybersecurity User Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/c2/c8/8537bfc61d07edb84e3ab2e4e106.jpg)
Cybersecurity firms rated by industry client satisfaction and loyalty scores via independent key performance indicators announced.
![Imperva Ranks Top DDoS Attack Protection, 2018 Black Book Market Research Cybersecurity User Survey](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/97/d7/7376e58ada0a574438713e821b55.jpg)
Cybersecurity firms rated by industry client satisfaction and loyalty scores via independent key performance indicators announced.