Town Calls Held to Gather Input on New Paths to Certification under ARRA

The Certification Commission held two Town Call web conferences on June 16 and 17 to gather stakeholder input on new paths to certification of electronic health record (EHR) technologies, with the goal of supporting more rapid, widespread adoption and meaningful use under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Areas explored during the Town Calls included the crosswalk from certification to meaningful use, enhancements to current programs, and new and updated programs to make certification more accessible to a wider variety of EHR technologies, including modular, self-developed, and open source applications.

The first Town Call, “New Paths to Certification: Dialog with the Open Source Community”, was held on June 16 at 1:00 PM Eastern.  It focused on concerns regarding certification of applications licensed under open source models. Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., Commission chair, and Dennis Wilson, the Commission’s technology director, discussed the new concepts from the perspective of technology developers.

Tuesday, Jun 16, 2009 1:00 PM (EDT)
“New Paths to Certification: Dialog with the Open Source Community”

Click here to download a recording of the presentation and see the answers to questions raised during the Town Call.

The second Town Call, “New Paths to Certification”, held on June 17 at 11:00 AM Eastern, was intended for a general audiences during which Dr. Leavitt explored all of the new certification programs and their intended goals.

Wednesday, Jun 17, 2009 11:00 AM (EDT)
“New Paths to Certification”

Click here to download a recording of the presentation and see the answers to questions raised during the Town Call.


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