February 12, 2015 - The 2014 Best in KLAS report ranks healthcare vendors and their solutions by the professionals who use them-healthcare providers. New segments in this report include Population Health, Urgent Care, Alarm Management and CDI Services. Sectra won best PACS, Epic won several first place awards, including Overall Physician Practice Vendor and Overall Software Suite, and Dolbey Fusion SpeechEMR won first place for the Speech Recognition - Front End award.

This report also highlights shifts in product performance, upcoming products and services to watch, and the continual efforts vendors are making to produce quality options. KLAS also published the inaugural edition of the Global (Non-U.S.) Best in KLAS report. This separate report ranks vendor and product performance outside the United States in the following segments: Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Patient Administration System (PAS), and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). 

"We are honored to be able to continue to work with talented healthcare providers to create the annual Best in KLAS report. Their feedback is beneficial as vendors strive for excellence," said Adam Gale, CEO and president of KLAS Research. "We also look forward to expanding our global research initiative to evaluate additional products and services that impact both provider and vendor success." 

For a full list of Best in KLAS winners, Global (Non-U.S.) Best in KLAS winners, and Category Leaders, visit http://www.klasresearch.com/lp/2014-bestinklas.