CMIO presents a weekly update of the EHR products certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ONC-ATCBs). The following EHR certifications were announced recently:

Seventy percent of hospitals expect to claim federal subsidies for meeting Stage 1 meaningful use of EHR requirements, according to survey results from information management company Iron Mountain. However, 78 percent of respondents expect to continue using paper records for up to five more years, the company stated

Six healthcare systems now have certified complete or modular EHRs under the Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) EHR Alternative Certification for Healthcare Providers (EACH) program, which indicates that legacy EHR technology can meet criteria meaningful use.

OJAI, Calif.IT leaders at AMDIS 20th Annual Physician-Computer Connection Symposium pushed Medicare representatives to improve the registration, attestation and incentive approval process that is currently prolonging meaningful use applications, and perhaps preventing some eligible professionals from engaging with the process.

OJAI, Calif.Medication reconciliation remains one of the most challenging items on the care coordination menu of the meaningful use standards, in spite of a five-year, multi-center initiative to improve the process within one health system, explained Claus Hamman, MD, during a presentation June 13 at AMDIS 20th Annual Physician-Computer Connection Symposium.

Online physician network Sermo has introduced Sermo Mobile, an application that allows physicians to access medical knowledge in real time.

Aramark Healthcares European service business, Medical Equipment Solutions & Applications (MESA), has achieved ISO13485 certification, a standard that applies specifically to medical devices.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released the final rules for Stage 1 meaningful use one year ago June 13. Healthcare organizations and clinicians have been rolling with the changes ever since. Here is a look at some of the highlights of the first 12 months of the era of meaningful use.