Certification Commission in the news

In an effort to keep the healthcare community informed, the Certification Commission strives to stay in constant communications with respected industry publications. The following articles shed light on the Certification Commission's role in the healthcare market.

April 23, 2008 EMRs show commitment to quality (Modern Healthcare)
February 20, 2008 Shot in the arm for EHRs? (Government Health IT)
November 15, 2007 Certification advancing at a faster rate than last year (Healthcare IT News)

November 7, 2007 Green is Universal: Doctor's office goes paperless (NBC WRC-TV)

October 30, 2007 EHR adoption an "ugly process," but CCHIT can improve appeal (Healthcare IT News)

August 21, 2007 Kentucky-West Virginia hospital system takes advantage of Stark exception (Healthcare IT News)

August 15, 2007 State Alliance for e-Health Adopts Health Information Protection Taskforce Recommendations (Government Technology)

August 8, 2007 Six EMRs have CCHIT seal of approval so far (Modern Healthcare)

June 2007 Taking the Measure of Inpatient EHRs (Journal of AHIMA)
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May 30, 2007 Physician Upgrade Thyself (New York Times)

March 6, 2007 Special Audio Report from HIMSS: Health IT Leaders Poised To Turn Strategy into Action (iHealthBeat)

March 1, 2007 [HHS Secretary Michael] Leavitt: Certified EMRs = Competition (Health Data Management)

February 27, 2007 Stark Study Predicts Accelerated Electronic Medical Record Adoption within the Next Year

February 16, 2007 CCHIT receives record number of EHR applicants (Modern Healthcare)

February 12, 2007 Health Care's IT Revolution--The drive to implement electronic health records is attracting a brace of big-name outfits (Business Week)

January 25, 2007 HHS Health Information Technology Initiative Major Accomplishments: 2004-2006

January 18, 2007 ONCHIT executive cautions against 'stifling' new players (Government Health IT)

January 12, 2007

Healthcare IT a key aspect of physicians' reform principles (Healthcare IT News)

October 25, 2006 More EHR Products Receive Official Stamp of Approval (AAFP)

October 16, 2006 Leavitt trying to bring medical records into computer age (Chicago Sun-Times)

October 6, 2006

CCHIT panelists represent wide array of vendors, commissioner says (Modern Healthcare)

August 30, 2006 President Bush's Order Boosts EHRs, Price Transparency (AAFP)

August 18, 2006 Stark Changes Protect Donations, Add Interoperability Requirement (Health Care's Most Wired)

August 4, 2006 What is EHR certification? (Medical Economics)

August 1, 2006

Feds Relax Anti-Fraud Laws on Health IT Donations (eWeek)

July 18, 2006

Medical record e-devices get government approval
(USA Today)

July 10, 2006
    
VistA users from Mexico steal show at conference
(Modern Healthcare)

June 22, 2006  

Is Clinical HIPAA on the Way? (HealthLeaders News)

June 12, 2006

The road ahead (Government Health IT)

June 1, 2006

Setting guidelines for electronic health records is a complex task (Managed Healthcare Executive)

More on EHRs (June 2006): The future of CCHIT, EHR adoption (Managed Healthcare Executive)

May 30, 2006

Eichenwald-Maki named to CCHIT panel (Modern Healthcare)

Make contractors meet IT guidelines (Modern Healthcare)

May 19, 2006

HHS, advisory group advance lab data-sharing (Government Computer News)

May 18, 2006

Electronic health record criteria accepted (UPI)

EMR Software Products Certified (Medical Informatics Insider)

May 17, 2006

CCHIT Could Begin Testing This Week (iHealth Beat)

May 16, 2006

AHIC makes recommendations on IT adoption projects (Healthcare IT News)

May 12, 2006

Certification Launches Ahead of Legislation (iHealth Beat)

May 4, 2006

Certification Process for EHR Products Under Way (AAFP)

May 1, 2006

The Evolution of EMR Standards (Health Data Management)

April 28, 2006

Certification process moves forward (Healthcare IT News)

April 27, 2006

EHR certification nearly a reality (Government Health IT)

CCHIT Approves Certification Criteria, Inspection Process (iHealth Beat)

April 26, 2006

Commission Ready to Certify EMRs (Health Data Management)

CCHIT OKs certification criteria, inspection process (Modern Healthcare)

April 6, 2006
If You Want Testing For Usability, Reliability and Maintainability, Tell CCHIT (Inside Healthcare Computing)

February 15, 2006    

CCHIT chief expects to have testing method ready by June (Modern Healthcare)

February 13, 2006

Health IT seal of approval? (Government Health IT)

January 1, 2006

Certification group to begin ambulatory EHR testing
(Healthcare IT News)

November 5, 2005

HHS lays out a plan to have e-health records on the table by next June. (Government Computer News)

October 10, 2005

HHS looks for IT fast track; Approved products could hit market by next summer. (Modern Healthcare)