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:

CMIO presents a sample of organizations that have achieved attestation for the Medicare/Medicaid EHR incentive program. To qualify for Medicare incentive payments, eligible providers and eligible hospitals must attest that they have met the requirements for meaningful use of certified EHRs. Providers seeking Medicaid incentive funds must follow a similar process using the attestation system in their state.

The question-and-answer session at the end of a presentation is usually a good way to gauge an audiences issues associated with a particular topic. Case in point: The final minutes of a recent National eHealth Collaborative webinar, One Size Does Not Fit All: Exploring Various Forms of Exchange.

OCHIN, parent of Oregons Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center, has entered an agreement with Gateway EDI, a provider of electronic data interchange services.

The numbers are impressive for HealthBridge, an HIE serving the greater Cincinnati tri-state region. Today the HIE delivers more than 3 million clinical messages per month; provides technology and business support for five other independent HIEs; and has a network that includes more than 50 local hospitals in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.

Dundy County Hospital, a 14-bed critical access facility with two clinics, which serves southwestern Nebraska, northeastern Colorado and portions of Kansas, has purchased Healthlands inpatient EHR.

The New Mexico Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center has selected Sage Healthcare Division as a qualified EHR provider.

John Kennedy, MD, has been named vice president for medical affairs at Mercy Hospital Fairfield and also CMIO for Mercy Health Partners.