A need for cost effective ASP model EHR solution

Implications: Slow EHR adoption by small to medium sized Physician practices, those with fewer than 100 providers, clearly shows a market niche for a cost effective, Web-based delivery of these systems. This will remove the primary pain point in adoption by smaller practices and groups.

Analysis: Medicare pilot funding aside, there is undoubtedly an urgent need to one of the major vendors to drive to market a purely web-based EHR solution. McKesson's product leaps immediately to mind as one that is purely Web in it's design. Web programing technology allows for very sophisticated capabilities without a "Fat Client" which drives a requirement for higher end PCs in the office. Server side tools; PHP, JSP, ASP provide the capabilty. Unfortunately the vendors take the "easy' way out with fat client development in the rush to get products to market.

Come on vendors, show us what you can do! Stop chattering and make it happen!