# What Is Your EHR Costing You? Probably More Than You Think

**URL:** https://www.valant.io/resources/blog-gpn/what-is-your-ehr-costing-you/
**Author:** Brad Johnson
**Published:** June 18, 2026

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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Running a group practice means every inefficiency hits harder than it does at a solo practice. A documentation bottleneck doesn’t slow down one provider; it slows down several.
A claims denial rate that’s two points too high doesn’t cost you a little revenue; it costs you tens of thousands annually. A provider who takes three extra months to reach full productivity isn’t a minor delay. It’s a real number on your P&L. 

That’s what **total cost of ownership** (TCO) means for growing group practices. It’s not just your EHR subscription fee. It’s everything: documentation time, denial recovery, provider ramp time, compliance overhead, reporting friction, and the revenue you’re not capturing because your system can’t keep up. 

Most practice owners have never added it up. This white paper walks you through how to do it and what the number typically looks like for a group practice at your scale. 

**What you’ll learn:** 

- The most common EHR cost categories group practice owners overlook entirely 

- Why legacy software is the single biggest driver of indirect costs in behavioral health 

- How to evaluate your current EHR against a true TCO framework, not just a feature checklist 

- What modern, platform-based EHR technology changes about your financial picture 

**Then, take it one step further:** 

After reading, use [Valant’s ROI calculator](https://go.valant.io/rs/966-BJH-134/images/Total%20Cost%20of%20Ownership%20ROI%20Calculator%20V1.xlsx?version=0) to build your practice’s specific number. Enter your practice size, provider mix, and current billing performance and see what Valant customers at similar practices typically recover in year one. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Download the White Paper” url=”https://go.valant.io/rs/966-BJH-134/images/Total%20Cost%20of%20Ownership_2026%20Version_V1.pdf?version=0″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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