SSIMED’S EMRge Receives 2007 Conditional CCHIT Certification
Windsor, CT, July 03, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) today announced that SSIMED’s product EMRge Version 7 is pre-market, conditionally CCHIT Certified®, and meets the Commission’s ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) criteria for 2007. Pre-market, conditionally certified EHRs are new products that are fully certified once their operational use at a physician office site has been verified. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and clinics where most Americans get their healthcare.
CCHIT – an independent, nonprofit organization – is the Recognized Certification Body in the United States for certifying health information technology products.
In the second year of the program’s operation, the criteria and testing have been significantly enhanced. The Commission added 96 criteria to the 151 original requirements from last year. As a CCHIT Certified product, SSIMED EMRge has been tested and passed inspection of 100 percent of a set of updated criteria for functionality, interoperability and security.
“For 2007, the Commission raised the bar from the previous year’s criteria. Ambulatory EHRs now must include electronic prescribing, demonstrate an ability to receive lab results, and show enhanced patient safety, quality, and security features,” said Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., chair, CCHIT. “Investment in 2007 certified ambulatory EHRs gives providers even more powerful tools to improve quality, safety and efficiency while protecting the privacy of health information.”
The CCHIT Certified mark — a “seal of approval” for EHR products — provides the first consensus based, government-recognized benchmark for ambulatory EHR products. By looking to products with the CCHIT Certified seal, physicians and other providers can reduce their risk in selecting an EHR product, allowing them to focus their evaluation on the special needs of their practices.
“SSIMED is proud to have earned the CCHIT certification for the second year,” said Frank Perrotta Jr, CIO and Executive Vice President of SSIMED. “The latest version of EMRge is the result of working closely with physicians for over 17 years developing software and services to fit their needs. “
CCHIT’s certification compliance criteria and its design for a certification inspection process have been thoroughly researched, taking into account the state of the art of EHRs and available standards, and comparing certification processes in other industries and other countries. The inspection process is based on real-life medical scenarios designed to test products rigorously against the clinical needs of providers and the quality and safety needs of healthcare consumers and payers. One script, for example, recreates a scenario of an elderly man with poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension and other chronic conditions in order to test EHR functions such as potential adverse drug reactions, disease management and treatment plans.
About SSIMED, LLC
SSIMED’s software and services provide thousands of physicians with the flexible tools needed to manage today’s complex medical practices. Offering Electronic Health Records (EHR), practice management software, and revenue cycle management services, SSIMED consistently provides their clients with state-of-the-art solutions and world-class service. For more information about SSIMED visit www.ssimed.com or call 1.800.276.6992.
About CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) is an independent, nonprofit organization that has been named by the federal government as the Recognized Certification Body for health information technology. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of health information technology by creating a credible, sustainable certification program. The certification requirements are based on widely accepted industry standards and involve the work of hundreds of expert volunteers and input from a variety of stakeholders throughout the health care industry. More information on CCHIT and CCHIT Certified® products is available at www.cchit.org.
“CCHIT®” and “CCHIT Certified®” are service marks of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology.
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CCHIT – an independent, nonprofit organization – is the Recognized Certification Body in the United States for certifying health information technology products.
In the second year of the program’s operation, the criteria and testing have been significantly enhanced. The Commission added 96 criteria to the 151 original requirements from last year. As a CCHIT Certified product, SSIMED EMRge has been tested and passed inspection of 100 percent of a set of updated criteria for functionality, interoperability and security.
“For 2007, the Commission raised the bar from the previous year’s criteria. Ambulatory EHRs now must include electronic prescribing, demonstrate an ability to receive lab results, and show enhanced patient safety, quality, and security features,” said Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., chair, CCHIT. “Investment in 2007 certified ambulatory EHRs gives providers even more powerful tools to improve quality, safety and efficiency while protecting the privacy of health information.”
The CCHIT Certified mark — a “seal of approval” for EHR products — provides the first consensus based, government-recognized benchmark for ambulatory EHR products. By looking to products with the CCHIT Certified seal, physicians and other providers can reduce their risk in selecting an EHR product, allowing them to focus their evaluation on the special needs of their practices.
“SSIMED is proud to have earned the CCHIT certification for the second year,” said Frank Perrotta Jr, CIO and Executive Vice President of SSIMED. “The latest version of EMRge is the result of working closely with physicians for over 17 years developing software and services to fit their needs. “
CCHIT’s certification compliance criteria and its design for a certification inspection process have been thoroughly researched, taking into account the state of the art of EHRs and available standards, and comparing certification processes in other industries and other countries. The inspection process is based on real-life medical scenarios designed to test products rigorously against the clinical needs of providers and the quality and safety needs of healthcare consumers and payers. One script, for example, recreates a scenario of an elderly man with poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension and other chronic conditions in order to test EHR functions such as potential adverse drug reactions, disease management and treatment plans.
About SSIMED, LLC
SSIMED’s software and services provide thousands of physicians with the flexible tools needed to manage today’s complex medical practices. Offering Electronic Health Records (EHR), practice management software, and revenue cycle management services, SSIMED consistently provides their clients with state-of-the-art solutions and world-class service. For more information about SSIMED visit www.ssimed.com or call 1.800.276.6992.
About CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) is an independent, nonprofit organization that has been named by the federal government as the Recognized Certification Body for health information technology. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of health information technology by creating a credible, sustainable certification program. The certification requirements are based on widely accepted industry standards and involve the work of hundreds of expert volunteers and input from a variety of stakeholders throughout the health care industry. More information on CCHIT and CCHIT Certified® products is available at www.cchit.org.
“CCHIT®” and “CCHIT Certified®” are service marks of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology.
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