Although the Meaningful Use definitions are not completed, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) announced two types of EHR certifications:
- CCHIT Certified 2011
- Preliminary ARRA 2011
CCHIT defines the two types of EHR certifications in the following manner:
“CCHIT Certified 2011 products are inspected against comprehensive functionality, interoperability, and privacy and security criteria using the Commission’s published methods and have been found in full compliance. These also meet or exceed applicable proposed Federal standards for certified EHR technology to support the 2011-2012 incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). As part of the inspection, key aspects of successful use are verified at live sites, and product usability is rated.”
“Preliminary ARRA 2011 certified technology is only inspected to meet applicable proposed Federal standards for certified EHR technology to support the 2011-2012 incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).”
Additional Resources:
- CCHIT website: Get Certified
- FierceEMR Article: CCHIT opens ARRA certification
- Healthcare IT News Article: CCHIT offers modular program focusing on meaningful use
- GEN i blog debate: Can Clinical Data Exchanges with Clinics Wait… or Can’t it?
Related posts:
- Massachusetts Hospitals Must Have CPOE by 2012 and CCHIT-Certified EHRs by 2015
- What is HQMF – Health Quality Measures Format?
- ELINCS
- DRA: Growing the Radiology Business
- EMR Interfacing Best Practices
