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Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)
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ONC final rule establishes permanent health IT certification program
With this week's announcement of a final rule establishing a permanent health IT certification program, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT makes clear exactly what is expected of
Surescripts will test, approve EHR modules
Suresripts has been named by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology as the sixth organization that can test and approve certain electronic health records modules
CCHIT launches certification for home-grown, modified EHRs
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology is kicking off a long-promised but slightly delayed program to help hospitals with home-grown, modified or aging EMR/EHR systems meet
HIE, mobility, open platforms start to knock down 'walled gardens' of proprietary EMRs
On the cover of its September issue, Wired magazine declared the web "dead" but also proclaimed, "Long live the Internet." Instead of searching through a browser, people are increasingly turning to
A complete, certified EMR necessary for 'meaningful use'
Monday in FierceHealthIT, I discussed the new ONC Certified Health IT Products List . CHPL, or "The Chapel" in wonk-speak, is supposed to be the final word on EMRs certified as being capable of
ONC's 'Chapel' of certified EMRs still under construction
Government types and associated policy wonks just love their acronyms. And there always seems to be a fresh supply of shorthand intended to minimize keystrokes, confuse the layperson and separate the
Certification announcement removes last external barrier to meaningful use
I laughed a few weeks ago when I got the news that GE Healthcare had earned 2011 CCHIT certification for its Centricity Practice Solution EMR. What good is certification from CCHIT, or anyone else,
At least six groups apply to be authorized EMR certification bodies, ONC says
There should be more than just a little competition in the EMR certification arena, as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology says it has sent out applications for
Survey: Providers confused about ambulatory EHR certification
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has made it clear that it wants multiple EHR certification bodies, but that message apparently has not made it out to many
Meaningful Use: September 2009 - December 2009
CMS was able to release proposed rules for meaningful use right at the end of December (on Dec. 30), along with a companion interim final regulation with regards to electronic data standards and
