I find that all EMRs have their own way of allowing demos. For instance, Midpoint gives you a free year, Charm allows 50 encounters, some 30 days in a sandbox.
One of my Must Haves, although I am sometimes willing to look past it, are companies that do not allow you to kick the tires at all. They are selling an expensive and premium program (that probably has a one-year commitment) to you based solely on their polished demonstration.
AthenaHealth is a great example. I think it is one people love and love to hate. But, its workflow was very nice. But, if I played with it, I would likely disintegrate. Only by playing with it, can you have questions for their support or their trainers.
Most take 60 to 90 days to set up your workflow and templates, etc., which just shows how difficult it is. I am a little biased because I started with AC, which you can learn in less than a day.
