Microsoft is gearing up for the release of the Windows 10 of its Windows operating system at the end of the month but healthcare providers are being urged to check with their clinical and practice management software vendors that their software is compatible before installing the upgrade.

While several vendors are reporting that most users will not notice a major difference with Windows 10 besides improvements to usability, most clinical and practice management software used in primary care is integrated with a number of third-party products that also need to be compatible with the upgrade.