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Surescripts will test, approve EHR modules

Suresripts has been named by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology as the sixth organization that can test and approve certain electronic health records modules Read more...

ONC temporary certification rule rejects CCHIT request for grandfather clause

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is about to lose its monopoly on EMR certification, as a final HHS rule establishing a temporary certification program requires Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: CCHIT names former ONC deputy Bell as new chair

Here's some breaking news: the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology on Monday morning named Dr. Karen M. Bell as its new chair, effective April 26. Bell, former director of Read more...

Certification alone won't get you to meaningful use

The "guarantees" of meaningful use being put forth by so many vendors are little more than a marketing ploy. Sure, some vendors have offered refunds if their systems don't help customers achieve Read more...

Hospitals favoring CCHIT-certified vendors

It looks like the OK from the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) is starting to become important to health IT managers. New data from the HIMSS Analytics Database Read more...