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By Andrea Kraynak
Is your EHR meaningful use-compliant? Healthcare providers may soon be able to find out for sure.
HHS released a proposed rule Tuesday for establishing certification programs for health information technology. The proposed rule describes the creation of a certification program for EHRs, as mandated by the HITECH Act.
EHR certification is designed to “give purchasers [...]

Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on April 21st, 2010 | No Comments »

By Joseph Conn / HITS staff writer

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology is adopting a two-tier system of testing and certifying IT systems.

In a conference call with vendors and developers of health IT systems Thursday, CCHIT Chairman Mark Leavitt announced the not-for-profit organization’s new testing program, as the group readies itself for [...]

Filed under: EHR on September 21st, 2009 | No Comments »