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HIMSS10: ONC proposes two-phase EHR certification plan
On Sunday, before the start of the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in Atlanta, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives urged federal... Read more...
Kibbe: New ONC standards make CCHIT process 'irrelevant'
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has had its fair share of critics. Some have been the kind of anonymous Internet ranters with either a personal axe to grind or... Read more...
AMIA '09: CCHIT moves into usability testing, critics ask for simpler process
Suddenly faced with the prospect of competition for the first time, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is responding to long-held criticisms that its certification... Read more...
Surescripts will certify on new NCPDP standard; few expect competition to CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology made news last week when it began two of its three planned certification programs for 2011, with an eye toward helping EHR customers... Read more...
Don't wait until next year to implement EMR, Leavitt warns
Physician practices and hospitals that have yet to select or implement an EMR system should get a move on. Those who wait until next year will face a "high risk" of failing to achieve "meaningful... Read more...
CCHIT opens ARRA certification
Although HHS has yet to publish its criteria for "meaningful use" of EHRs, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is pushing forward with a new certification program that... Read more...
CCHIT predicts onslaught of new EMR vendors
Expect "a burst of innovation" over the next nine months as dozens--perhaps hundreds--of new EMR vendors enter the marketplace or upgrade their products to meet national certification standards, Dr.... Read more...
CCHIT to launch 2011 testing next month
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is starting two new certification programs next month with an eye toward helping providers earn federal health IT subsidies starting... Read more...
CCHIT to launch 'modular' certification in October
Responding once again to critics, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is preparing a new, "modular" certification program specifically designed to help providers meet... Read more...
CCHIT advances plans for 2011 EMR certification
After months of being the target of critics both legitimate and questionable, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is reasserting itself in the EMR marketplace. Last... Read more...
