And on the nightmare front, think about going from this in 2010:
"Centricity Ahead in the Cloud" "Dr. Desiree Butter has always had an interest in technology and its ability to provide easy access to patient information. But it wasn?t until she opened her own practice in 2004 that she was able to make the best use of electronic medical record (EMR) technology.
?If you're low-budget like I am, it makes a big difference,? she says."
to this in just 18 months:
"Centricity to Shutter Advance" "GE Healthcare has announced it will discontinue its Centricity Advance electronic health record (EHR) application for small practices as of June 30.
Centricity is GE's EHR platform used by both physician practices and hospitals....GE will allow physician practices to upgrade to Centricity Practice Solution, the company's flagship EHR and practice-management software.
After June 30, doctors will be unable to post data in Centricity Advance but can access information in read-only format until Dec. 31....
GE decided to shut down Centricity Advance
because Centricity Practice also addresses the needs of small and midsize practices, Michael Friguletto, general manager and vice president for clinical business solutions at GE Healthcare, wrote in an email...
the company formerly considered Centricity Practice as software primarily for midsize and large practices. (emphasis added)
Here is one comment:
"Discontinued with no warning and very little time to transition. They are offering Centricity CPS, but at $1,500 it is too pricey for the small practices that used Advance. Even their own VARs can?t guarantee a transition within GE?s timeframe. Practices that went live with Advance in January 2012 have to pay in full for implementation of dead software. GE is really out of touch.?
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