The Health IT Policy Committee, which advises the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on federal health IT policy issues, has issued a Request for Comments regarding meaningful use (MU) Stage 2.

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

Greenway Medical Technologies has selected DiagnosisONE to provide clinical decision support software for its EHR deployments.

Registration for Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs just opened Jan. 3, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has already issued the first two Medicaid incentive payments to two states.

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

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has released an additional $12.2 million for regional extension centers (RECs).

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has established a permanent certification program for health IT. The permanent program will eventually replace the temporary certification plans, which were outlined last summer.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has named Surescripts an Authorized Testing and Certification Body. Surescripts is now authorized to certify e-prescribing, privacy and security EHR modules as compliant with meaningful use requirements.