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Posted September 20, 2006
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare: e-News
CCHIT Announces First Certified EHR Products
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt announced that the first ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) products have been certified by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHITSM). Twenty-two EHR products achieved CCHIT Certified status after undergoing inspections that demonstrated their compliance with CCHIT's published criteria. Inspections are continuing, with additional results to be announced quarterly.
"This seal of certification removes a significant barrier to wide-spread adoption of electronic health records. It gives healthcare providers peace of mind to know they are purchasing a product that is functional, interoperable and will bring higher quality, safer care to patients," Secretary Leavitt said.
The CCHIT Certified mark — a "seal of approval" — provides the first consensus-based, consistent benchmark for ambulatory EHR products. By looking to products with the CCHIT Certified seal, physicians can reduce their risk when investing in this technology. The certification criteria have been designed to ensure that products provide a broad foundation of functionality, will evolve to be interoperable with other systems, and include security features that protect the privacy of personal health information. To be certified, a product must comply with 100% of the CCHIT criteria.
HHS awarded CCHIT a three-year contract in September 2005 to develop and evaluate criteria and an inspection process leading to certification of the first ambulatory (office- and clinic-based) EHRs, followed by inpatient (hospital) EHRs and networks over which they interoperate. The mission of CCHIT, a private-sector, voluntary certification body, is to accelerate adoption of health information technology to improve U.S. healthcare.
CCHIT Certified Products
- HealthMatics EHR by Allscripts
- TouchWorks by Allscripts
- PowerChart by Cerner Corporation
- Companion EMR by Companion Technologies
- eClinicalWorks by eClinicalWorks, LLC
- Intergy by Emdeon Practice Services
- e-MDs Solution Series by e-MDS
- EpicCare Ambulatory EMR by Epic Systems Corporation
- Centricity EMR by GE Healthcare
- EncounterPRO by JMJ Technologies, Inc.
- Horizon Ambulatory Care by McKesson Corporation
- mMD.Net EHR by MCS-Medical Communication Systems, Inc.
- MedcomSoft Record by MedcomSoft Inc.
- WebChart by Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc.
- Misys EMR by Misys Healthcare Systems
- NextGen EMR by NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc.
- myNightingale Physician Workstation by Nightingale Informatix Corp.
- Practice Partner Patient Records by Practice Partner
- MEDENT by Community Computer Service, Inc.
- Medical Practice Management Client/Server by LSS Data Systems
- iMedica Patient Relationship Manager 2005, version 5.1, by iMedica Corporation
- Praxis Electronic Medical Records, version 3.4, by INFOR-MED Corporation
For more information, visit www.cchit.org
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