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62 CIO / HEALTH IT Conifer names chief technology officer By Hannah Mitchell M uthu Krishnan, PhD, in April was named chief technology officer of Conifer Health Solutions, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare that offers revenue cycle management services and works with healthcare organizations to improve their fi- nancial and clinical operations. Dr. Krishnan will lead Conifer to align its solutions ar- chitecture, technology platform and internal IT services with the company's strategic visions, an April 19 news release said. Dr. Krishnan most recently served as the chief digi- tal transformation officer at India-based IKS Health. He also previously was chief technology officer and CIO at Tektonic Health, as well as managing director of Athen- ahealth India. Dr. Krishnan holds a doctorate in mechani- cal engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. "Muthu has an impressive track record of enhancing business operations by effectively building and evolving technology. We are thrilled to have him join the team and are looking forward to the innovation he will bring to Co- nifer," said Roger Davis, Conifer's president and CEO. n 31 numbers that show how big Epic, Cerner, Allscripts & Meditech are in healthcare By Katie Adams B elow are 31 numbers to know that help showcase the posi- tions of Epic, Cerner, Allscripts and Meditech in the EHR vendor market. Epic • More than 250 million patients have an electronic record in Epic. • At 29 percent, Verona, Wis.-based Epic maintains the largest EHR market share for acute care hospitals, according to a May 2020 KLAS Research report. • e company gained 55 hospitals in the market in 2019. • Epic won 14,520 acute care multispecialty hospital beds in 2019, according to KLAS' "U.S. Hospital EMR Market Share 2020" report. • e company posted $3.2 billion in annual revenue in 2019. • In September, Microso and Epic announced the EHR vendor would be the first medical record system to integrate the Microso Teams connector for telehealth visits. • From September through the end of 2020, 190 health systems went live on an Epic EHR system, making it the company's busiest fall season. • In 2020, 63 percent of Epic EHR customers reported being able to achieve deep interoperability, up from 13 percent in 2017, according to a KLAS report. Cerner • e North Kansas City, Mo.-based company employs more than 27,000 people. • Twenty-six percent of the hospital EHR market share belongs to Cerner, according to a 2020 KLAS report. • Cerner reported $5.5 billion in total revenue and $780.1 million in net earnings in 2020. • In 2020, the company's learning health network brought on 55 client members, representing nearly 100 million patients and more than 500 million encounters. • Cerner posted a cumulative research and development investment of more than $7.8 billion. • e EHR giant has more than 500 patents worldwide. • e U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is deploying a Cerner EHR system across its facilities throughout the country, fulfilling its $16 billion contract with the vendor. Allscripts • Black Book ranked Chicago-based Allscripts as the No. 1 integrated ambulatory EHR and practice management platform for hospital sys- tems in 2020. • In 2019, Allscripts won 469 acute care multispecialty hospital beds, according to KLAS' "U.S. Hospital EMR Market Share 2020" report. • IQVIA ranked Allscripts the No. 1 EHR vendor for the ambulatory market share in June 2019. • Allscripts is home to more than 7,000 employees in 14 countries. • Allscripts maintains 7 percent of the hospital EHR market share, according to a 2020 KLAS report. • Allscripts posted $1.7 billion in annual revenue in 2019. Meditech • Eighty-five percent of Meditech sites have been with the Westwood, Mass.-based EHR company for over a decade. • Meditech maintains 17 percent of the hospital EHR market share, according to a 2020 KLAS Research report. • Clinicians ranked their satisfaction with Meditech's personalization abilities 8.4 on a zero to nine-point scale, higher than any other EHR vendor, according to a KLAS and Arch Collaborative report. • Eighty-seven percent of small community hospitals are satisfied or very satisfied with Meditech's EHR platform, according to KLAS. • In 2019, Meditech won 5,407 acute care multispecialty hospital beds, according to KLAS. • Meditech reported $493.8 million in annual revenue in 2019. • In 2021, KLAS named the company the No. 1 acute care EHR, patient accounting and patient management platform for community hospitals. n