Tri-State REC nabs athenahealth EHR

Tri-State Regional Extension Center, based in Cincinnati and operated by nonprofit health information exchange organization HealthBridge, has selected athenahealth as a supported EHR partner.

athenahealth also announced a guarantee program that assures its services will help doctors in the Tri-State region (Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana) meet EHR certification requirements for meaningful use and qualify for reimbursement funds authorized by the HITECH Act, according to athenahealth, of Watertown, Mass.

athenahealth’s EHR, athenaClinicals, is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on Sept. 30 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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