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NEW Seeking Network pilot participants

In preparation for the October launch of its 2008 Network certification program, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is inviting Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) to apply for participation in the 2008 Pilot Test. The Pilot Test is designed to validate criteria, test steps, and testing tools against real products and to solicit vendor comment to fine tune the inspection process. For more information or to apply, visit the Network Pilot area.


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CCHIT Certified Ambulatory EHR 2007

The list of CCHIT Certified Ambulatory EHRs certified under the 2007 criteria continues to grow: Acumen EHR 5 | The CareData Solution, Version 2.7* | CareSeries EHR 2.0 | Cerner Millennium PowerChart/PowerWorks EMR, Version 2007 | ChartMaker, Version 3.0.5 | digiChart OB-GYN Version 7.0 | eCast EMR 7.0 | eClinicalWorks 7.6.15 | e-MDs Solution Series 6.1.2 | e-Medsys Electronic Health Record 5.0 | EpicCare Ambulatory EMR Spring 2007 | Healthmatics EHR Version 2007.1 | HealthPort EMR V9.0 | Intergy EHR by Sage, Version V4 | iSuite version 3.5 | MEDENT 17 | MediNotes e Version 5.2 | Misys EMR, Version 9.10* | Misys MyWay, Version 2008* | NetPractice EHR 6.0 | NextGen EMR 5.4.29 | NextGen EMR 5.5 | Nightingale On-Demand, Version 8.2* | Practice Partner 9.2.1 | Practice Partner 9.2.2 | PrimeSuite 2007 R2 | Sevocity, Version 5.0* | TouchWorks, V11.1 | Wellogic Consult Version 3.10 Release 10 and GBA MEDfx Version 2.8

CCHIT Certified Inpatient EHR 2007

The list of CCHIT Certified Inpatient EHRs certified includes: Advanced Clinical Systems, MAGIC 5.6 | ChartAccess 1.0 | Cerner Millennium PowerChart 2007 | CPSI System 15 | EpicCare Inpatient Spring 2007 | Healthcare Management Systems 7.0 | INVISION Clinicals Version 27.0 with Siemens Pharmacy and Med Administration Check (MAK), Version 24.0 | Soarian Clinicals 2.0C5 with Siemens Pharmacy and Med Administration Check 24.0 | Sunrise Acute Care 4.5 SP4

Expansion plans for
CCHIT Certified 09

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology announced plans for expansion of the certification program in 2009, prepared EHR vendors for 2008 certification, and provided an update on Project LAIKA, during a Town Hall meeting at the HIMSS08 Annual Conference. In addition, the Certification Commission launched a new Web site aimed at helping physicians make better-informed EHR decisions. For more information on the CCHIT at HIMSS08, see the press release.

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CCHIT Physician's Guide to CCHIT CertificationPhysician's Guide 2007

Updated to help physicians and practices understand the value of the latest 2007 Ambulatory EHR criteria, the Physician's Guide to CCHIT Certification is designed to explain the benefits of certification and what more physicians need to consider when they are choosing EHRs.

  

Certification Commission
Work Groups

Ambulatory

The Ambulatory EHR Work Group develops criteria and test scripts for certifying electronic health record (EHR) products used in physician offices - large and small - where most Americans get their care.

 

Inpatient

Tasked with prioritizing and developing criteria and testing for Inpatient EHRs, the Inpatient EHR Work Group monitors the current need for health IT technology used in acute, hospital-based care.

Network New Work Group

Interoperable EHRs require a structure for sharing information—a secure network. With the guidance of the Expert Panels, the Network Work Group is tasked with initiating the development of criteria and tests for these emerging health information exchanges.

Foundation New Work Group

A core set of requirements underlie all EHR products and networks. The Foundation Work Group works with all other Certification Work Groups and Expert Panels, to propose the criteria and tests that belong to that core set.

Interoperability

Ensuring that EHR products and networks can share data compatibly is one of the primary goals of certification—and the public and private heath IT communities. The Interoperability Expert Panel works with all CCHIT Work Groups to recommend criteria and testing that ensures data portability.

 

Security

Charged with advising on the security requirements for CCHIT Certified EHRs and networks, the Security Expert Panel remains up-to-date on security standards and best practices to recommend criteria and testing for all EHRs and their networks.

Child Health New Work Group

The care of children spans physician specialty practices and care settings. It's the role of the Child Health Expert Panel to ensure that EHR products and networks address the health IT requirements of caring for this special population by developing criteria and test scripts to be added to other certification categories as an option for certification.

 

Cardiovascular Medicine New Work Group

The Cardiovascular Expert Panel has been tasked with recommending optional criteria and test scripts to other certification categories to address the unique needs of office-based cardiovascular physicians and practices with a goal of improving health IT adoption in that specialty medicine group.

 

Emergency Department New Work Group

For this newly created certification category for a special care setting, the Emergency Department Work Group is charged with initiating the development of criteria and test scripts to certify EHR products used to support the treatment of Emergency Department patients.

Privacy & Compliance New Work Group

To ensure patient confidentiality and regulatory concerns are addressed, the Privacy & Compliance Expert Panel is charged with recommending criteria and test scripts to all Work Groups for certification of EHRs and networks.