Given the amount of publicly available information on Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and the government’s support in promoting their use, physicians all across the US are well educated about the ...

Does EHR certification by the government mean anything? It does if you want to qualify for a number of incentive programs. Any reputable EHR vendor knows that such incentives can have a huge impact on ...

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has released the 2014 Edition Standards & Certification Criteria Final Rule (pdf). This final rule accompanies the newly released CMS final rule ...

The gGastro from gMed received certification from the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program, according to a Hispanic ...

EMR Direct, a Health Information Service Provider (HISP) and leading developer of Direct messaging software for the secure exchange of Protected Health Information (PHI) over the Internet, announced ...

There’s nothing like a crisp New England winter evening, a roaring fire, a cup of cider, and a 242 page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to fill your Friday night. I’ve summarized the preamble and all 50 ...

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has begun accepting applications from HIT vendors for preliminary certification of electronic health record products for hospitals that ...

SuccessEHS 7.0, which met the requirements for certification as a complete ambulatory EHR, is a single-database EHR and practice management solution. MediaDent 9.0, a full electronic dental record ...

Drummond Group's ONC-ACB certification program certifies that EHRs meet the meaningful use (MU) criteria for either eligible provider or hospital technology. In turn, healthcare providers using the ...

The Office of the National Coordinator is looking for a new certification director, at perhaps the most critical point in the evolution of the federal health IT incentive program. The new deputy would ...

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX), a leading provider of clinical software and information solutions meant for medical providers, recently announced that both its Sunrise Emergency Care, Version ...

The hits keep on coming as two industry groups spoke out against voluntary 2015 EHR certification under meaningful use. On Monday it was the EHR Association claiming the criteria are neither necessary ...