CCHIT expands EHR certification process for 2011--usability to be ranked
The Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) announced this week that it opened applications for a new certification program.
Along with an updated comprehensive EHR certification program, CCHIT Certified 2011, CCHIT now offers a modular certification program, Preliminary ARRA 2011, which is limited to the standards for qualifying EHR technology under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
CCHIT is now opening both 2011 programs for certification applications from vendors and developers.
To help physicians and hospitals understand the difference between the two programs, CCHIT has introduced a new label--“Certification Facts”--on the organization’s Web site, which will include a usability rating along with product information for CCHIT-certified products.
EHRs in the CCHIT Certified 2011 program will include the domain and the meaningful use objectives supported by the product. Certification facts for technology in the Preliminary ARRA program 2011 will indicate which of the meaningful use objectives are supported by the technology.
These product information features will also become searchable in November or December as EHR products complete the 2011 inspection process and are announced, according to the organization.
Along with an updated comprehensive EHR certification program, CCHIT Certified 2011, CCHIT now offers a modular certification program, Preliminary ARRA 2011, which is limited to the standards for qualifying EHR technology under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
CCHIT is now opening both 2011 programs for certification applications from vendors and developers.
To help physicians and hospitals understand the difference between the two programs, CCHIT has introduced a new label--“Certification Facts”--on the organization’s Web site, which will include a usability rating along with product information for CCHIT-certified products.
EHRs in the CCHIT Certified 2011 program will include the domain and the meaningful use objectives supported by the product. Certification facts for technology in the Preliminary ARRA program 2011 will indicate which of the meaningful use objectives are supported by the technology.
These product information features will also become searchable in November or December as EHR products complete the 2011 inspection process and are announced, according to the organization.