AC is easy to learn and has all the things a good EMR needs.
It was designed to be fast to use. It does not use click boxes and does not try to suggest diagnoses. It will document your note quickly and leave the medicine to you.
You can design templates very easily and many of the things you need to do can be templated.
They are connected to a large number of labs, which allows the results to be tracked. You can always import them into the import section but they will not be numerical and cannot be tracked.
They are upfront with costs and there should be no surprises.
Cons: best for small offices, if you have a large group it may not be the best fit.
They do not have a large outfit to install and train. They do have people who will do that, but it is pretty easy and if you are at all computer savvy you do not need a lot of help (That being said, the latest versions can be a little difficult to upgrade and they will help you)
It does not calculate your billing codes. But this is usually fairly straighforward or you have a billing person to manage it.
It does not have an integrated practice management at this time, but will soon.
Download it and play with it. How many other companies let you use it like shareware.
You can put labs and xrays in the import item. You can reference them. Actually this would be similar to a paper chart where the labs are not in the same section as the notes.
Look at Jon's comments on the website about stimulus reimbursement by the feds. If you are getting an EMR for stimulus money why? And is there any guarantee that money will not vaporize and leave you holding the bag. Even if it does come through, do you want to give it all to a software company?
