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This week, KLAS released its first EMR Performance Report that organizes results according to the specialty of the rating provider. Although the publication of “Ambulatory EMR by Specialty” came on the heels of my posts last week—titled “One Size Does Not Fit All” in EMR Straight Talk and HIStalk—the timing was purely coincidental.

I want to commend Mark Wagner and Kent Gale for taking on this new approach to analyzing and reporting the data they collect. I have had numerous conversations with KLAS on this subject over the years, urging them to report by specialty for all the reasons identified in my posts, and they clearly recognize the value of this type of information. This effort by KLAS was a major undertaking, and the result represents a significant breakthrough in the way the EMR industry provides access to information.

For any specialists looking to adopt an EMR, the KLAS report “Ambulatory EMR by Specialty” is a must-read. It contains information that is vitally important to informed EMR decision-making.

The data raises some interesting questions and implications. In next week’s EMR Straight Talk, I will share some initial observations.

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