EMR Program Costs

The costs of the program are broken down into the following categories:

1. Practice License Fee: Waived. This $5,000 per practice fee has been waived by eClinicalWorks for physicians who participate in the Main Line Health Community Physician EMR Program.
2. Physician License Fee: $5,000 per physician or physician-equivalent (CRNP, PA).  The licensing fees are loaned to the physician practice by Main Line Health and paid back in five $1,000 annual installments as part of the Main Line Health Community Physician EMR Program.  Refer to “Loan Description” for more details.
3. Hardware: Stark Law forbids hospitals to purchase hardware for practices and therefore is the responsibility of the physician practice. As part of the application process, eClinicalWorks will provide the physician practice with an initial estimate for hardware costs with specifications for all required equipment.  NOTE:  This assessment includes all existing operational computers.
4. Installation Fee: This is to be paid by the physician practice. The estimated cost is several thousand dollars per location and exact pricing will be provided by eClinicalWorks. Additional on-site implementation fees will be applied to physician practices with over 10 providers. Details are provided by eClinicalWorks.
5. On-Site Training: The cost varies by physician practice size:

On-site training fees are paid by the physician practice to Main Line Health. Main Line Health has contracted with eClinicalWorks to provide the on-site training. 

6. Monthly Support Fee: This is paid by the physician practice directly to eClinicalWorks and the total cost is based on the options selected by the physician practice.  The most common package, including hosting, e-prescribing, and electronic claims submission, costs approximately $400 per physician or physician-equivalent per month.
7. Connectivity (Maintenance of the Hub and Spoke): This is the responsibility of Main Line Health. 
8. Data Transfer Fees: Data from existing EPM and/or EMR systems can be converted to eClinicalWorks for a fee provided by eClinicalWorks.
9. Other Fees: Please refer to eClinicalWorks for other applicable costs.