ONC Names First Meaningful Use EHR Certifying Bodies
Tuesday, 31. August 2010
HHS announced yesterday that “the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), Chicago, Ill. and the Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), Austin, Texas, were named by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as the first technology review bodies that have been authorized to test and certify electronic health record (EHR) systems for compliance with the standards and certification criteria that were issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier this year. In other words, being certified by CCHIT or DGI is the first step for a vendor to ensure that their customers will meet meaningful use criteria. Nuesoft (click here for a list of vendors) is already CCHIT-certified and guarantees that its software will meet the meaningful use criteria.
If anyone is still a little confused about meaningful use and the HITECH act, here is a helpful podcast on the top five things to know about meaningful use and an upcoming webinar on meaningful use.
