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Healthcare IT research firm's sweeping worldwide study reveals rapidly advancing opportunities for US-based and local tech vendors


Black Book Research, the trusted independent evaluator of healthcare IT solutions, has named ClinicMind the top-ranked vendor for Chiropractic Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Practice Management Solutions in its 2025 Comparative Performance Result Set.
25 EHR Vendors Recognized Across 40 Physician Specialties, with ModMed, NextGen, Netsmart, ClinicMind, Epic, and RXNT Leading in Multiple Categories


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.



Awareness of behavioral health IT benefits shaped by the surging volume of patients seeking services for mental disorders, telehealth, and the rising social acceptance of mental health issues are augmenting meteoric industry growth

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.


In total, 278 hospitals and inpatient organizations and 1,899 physician practices were represented in the sweeping Q2-Q3 2019 series of polls focusing on the foundations for value-based care modeling.

Allscripts outperforms competitors in the U.K., Australia and Canada on most all implementations done on time and budget while delivering on expectations; Epic Systems proves top vendor in Southeast Asia and the Middle East



In total, 484 hospitals and inpatient organizations and 713 physician practices were represented in the sweeping Q1-Q2 2019 series of polls.




Black Book surveyed 902 emergency department administrative and nursing managers, and 611 physicians of which over half are members of ACEP.

The industry is deluged with new applications, challenging systems, new devices and innovative approaches to handling and sharing data.


New Black Book study shows rising customer expectations and lower satisfaction rates based on provider technology


Black Book survey ranks Netsmart as the top-rated HIT platform for third consecutive year across continuum of Post-Acute settings

The healthcare industry's competitive research and survey innovation firm debuts at #601 with an astounding three-year sales growth of 750%

The implementation of ICD 10 in the rearview mirror, latest survey discloses the appeal of outsourcing coding and CDI has only increased.

Rated highest in client satisfaction for Informatics and Clinical Documentation Improvement Software in the evolving coding software market.

The vendors of healthcare's next big innovation are reviewed in this installment of the Black Book "Emerging Tech Vendors" series.

The vendors of healthcare's next big innovation are reviewed in this installment of the Black Book "Emerging Tech Vendors" series.


Invigorated Designs, Methodology Transparency & Quarterly Ranking Updates usher in a wave of innovations & accuracy in satisfaction polling


30 Best-of-Breed PHM firms were evaluated from client satisfaction and outcome scores on 18 key performance indicators.

The prospective new order of things is ushering in a re-ordering of provider technology systems that will navigate the complicated information environment ahead.

With margins at just 3.2 percent nationwide, opportunities for capturing all revenue is at the forefront of every administrator's mind.

The outsourcing of comprehensive medical business office services is staged to grow 30% from practices of less than 25 doctors next year.

Rated #1 Health System Vendor for RCM Outsourcing and Software Technology Tools by Hospital Financial Executives by Black Book™

Rated highest in client satisfaction and client loyalty for RCM Software Technology Tools by Hospital Financial Executives 200+ Beds by Black Book™

Rated highest in client satisfaction and client loyalty for RCM Software Technology Tools by Hospital Financial Executives in facilities under 100 Beds by Black Book™

Rated highest in client satisfaction and client loyalty for RCM Software Technology Tools by Hospital Financial Executives in Community Hospitals by Black Book™

Rated highest in client satisfaction and client loyalty for RCM Outsourcing Services by Hospital Financial Executives in Community Hospitals and Small, Rural Facilities by Black Book™

Rated highest in client satisfaction and client loyalty for RCM Outsourcing Services by Hospital Financial Executives in Large Hospitals over 200 Beds and Academic Medical Center campuses by Black Book™

RCM is in current replacement mode or assessment by 85% of provider organizations, hospitals and physician practices. Seeking to optimize th

The newly launched satisfaction and loyalty polling apps promise rapid turnaround surveys and enhanced validation methodologies, along with a new approach to driving panelist and individual respondent engagement.

Two-thirds of independent practices now deliberately selling out to hospital systems and larger groups or closing down by 2019 as the resource-intensive requirements of MIPS, administrative burdens, and under-optimized technology may make the transition to value-based care too discouraging.

Seventy-six percent of physician practices with more than 25 clinicians surveyed are keen to apply their EHR enhancements in functionality, service and value-based payment innovation as of Q2 2016. 1,788 multispecialty Clinics, IPAs and large group practice leaders narrowed down an elite group based on eighteen delving key performance indicators from a shrinking field of less than 50 qualified electronic health record systems.

Eight in ten independent physician specialty practices have affirmed their confidence in specialty-distinctive electronic health record systems & robust multi-use EHRs with well-constructed specialty modules, as the more detailed aspects of third generation usability come into play and provider connectivity issues persist. Specialists look to end chronic replacements with flexible cloud-based & specialty-driven EHRs tailored to improve financial, workflow, clinical outcomes & satisfaction.

88% of the underserved, independent physician market sector is actively assessing technologies to thrive in an era of consumer-driven care and new reimbursement models particularly aiming to integrate physician practice management, billing services and the electronic health record (EHR) into a single vendor solution. Cost effective, cloud-based platforms with mobile applications are thrusting integrated solutions atop Black Book's product satisfaction rankings.

Four years after the rush to replace inpatient EHR systems, Black Book crowd-surveyed 1204 hospital executives and 2133 user-level IT staff that withstood at least one broad EHR system switch to grasp if providers got what they bargained for.