What is the Best in KLAS Awards report?
The Best in KLAS Awards report is a high-level overview of performance ratings for vendors offering software, professional services, and medical equipment to the healthcare industry. Ratings are compiled from evaluations received during the 12-month period prior to its publication from healthcare professionals in North America.
When is the Best in KLAS Awards report published?
The Best in KLAS Awards report publishes annually for medical equipment (June 15) and for software and professional services (December 15). The Mid-Term Performance Review publishes annually for medical equipment (December 15) and for software and professional services (June 15).
Why did the reporting period for the Best in KLAS Awards report change from 13 months to 12 months?
Prior to the 2009 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report, KLAS compiled Best in KLAS vendor scores based on evaluations gathered during the 13-month period prior to its publication. With the publication of the 2009 report, KLAS has changed to a 12-month reporting window to more closely align data that is published in KLAS reports with the data shown in the online performance database.
What is the difference between the Best in KLAS Awards report and the Mid-Term Performance Review?
The Best in KLAS Awards report provides vendor performance scores ranked by market segment. The Mid-Term Performance Review provides an overview of each vendor’s rated product offerings, along with their performance scores. Vendor products are not ranked in the Mid-Term Performance Review.
How did the Best in KLAS Awards report originate?
The first Best in KLAS Awards report was published in 1998 to help improve the delivery of healthcare technology by independently measuring and reporting on vendor performance. Data is collected from healthcare providers in IDNs, inpatient facilities, and clinics. Each vendor product or service has been categorized into a market segment where like products are compared and ranked against each other.
How many vendor products are rated in the Best in KLAS Awards report?
There are over 750 vendor products and services from 200+ vendors rated in the end-of-year Best in KLAS Awards report. These products and services are grouped into over 100 market segments.
What is a Category Leader?
A “Category Leader” designation identifies top-rated vendor products in the Best in KLAS Awards report for each market segment.
What is “Best in KLAS”?
“Best in KLAS” is a special recognition for vendor performance in the end-of-year Best in KLAS Awards report. The highest performing vendors, as rated by their clients, in market segments that have the broadest organizational impact, receive this award in addition to being named the Category Leader. The “Best in KLAS” designation is vendor product/service specific, and is held by that vendor for a full year, until the following Best in KLAS Awards report is published. The “Best in KLAS” designation does not change with the Mid-Term Performance Review report.
What does the Regional [R] Products classification indicate?
KLAS uses a regional classification to denote that the majority of data from live organizations comes from a small, specific geographical area and is not included in the market segment vendor rankings.