KLAS Announces 2007 Best in KLAS Vendor Rankings

KLAS announces the release of its 2007 Top 20 Year-End Report, which details vendor performance ratings for HIT software, professional services and medical equipment. Results are compiled from evaluations received from healthcare professionals during the past 13 months.

The Top 20 report is published semi-annually to provide an overview for each market segment. The Year-End Top 20 provides a final score and vendor rankings for 2007. Year-End leaders receive the coveted “Best in KLAS” designation which lasts for one year.

This year, four new market segments have been added to the Top 20 report. Three of the additions are for Software: Discharge Planning, Medication Order Management Systems and Patient Portals. The fourth addition is Hand-Carried Ultrasound in Medical Equipment.

Best in KLAS vendors will be recognized for excellence in their respective market segments during an awards ceremony held at HIMSS in February 2008.

Additional performance information and more detailed results are available online through KLAS Online, Platinum KLAS, or in targeted KLAS specialty reports. Three recently released specialty reports include 2007 Ambulatory PACS, 2007 Community Hospital PACS and 2007 Clinical Market Share. For more information about KLAS, the Top 20 Report, or Best in KLAS designation, visit our website www.healthcomputing.com.


About KLAS
KLAS is the only research firm that specializes in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare’s information technology (HIT) vendors. KLAS’ mission is to improve HIT delivery, by independently measuring vendor performance for the benefit of our healthcare provider partners, consultants, investors, and vendors. Working together with executives from over 4500 hospitals and over 2500 clinics, KLAS delivers timely reports, trends, and statistics, which provide a solid overview of vendor performance in the HIT industry. KLAS measures performance of software, professional services, and medical equipment vendors. For more information, go to www.healthcomputing.com, email marketing@healthcomputing.com, or call 1-800-920-4109 to speak with a KLAS representative.
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