Delving into the final ruling on Meaningful Use

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:55:38 +0000

With the announcement of the final ruling on Meaningful Use, the world of health care has been working rapidly to assess the effects of the ruling. And many have been asking for CCHIT‘s stance on Meaningful Use. Now, there are two opportunities to hear CCHIT Chair Dr. Karen Bell discuss Meaningful Use. Video News: CCHIT’s [...]

Assessing the final rule to establish temporary certification: A statement from Karen M. Bell, MD, Chair, CCHIT

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:11:07 +0000

CCHIT is pleased that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has issued the final rule to establish the temporary certification program for electronic health records (EHRs), and we are currently reviewing the rule to determine the impact it has on our plans for a final ARRA certification program.  We will [...]

How are EHR vendors preparing for federal stimulus?

Thu, 13 May 2010 19:08:48 +0000

As we draw nearer to the final ruling on “meaningful use,” electronic health record vendors are working to prepare for the federal stimulus funds that will be made available. But how? iHealthBeat tries to answer that question in its latest podcast. In an iHealthBeat Special Report by Deirdre Kennedy, experts discuss how health care providers [...]

A new era for health IT, for certification — and for myself

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:53:19 +0000

Today, Dr. Karen Bell begins her role as chair of the Certification Commission.  I believe the organization and its volunteers will have an exciting future ahead under her leadership.  There will be challenges, of course: when health IT adoption became a topic for Federal legislation and spending, it also became an inseparable part of the [...]

Mark D. Kaufmann, MD, FAAD, on Dermatology, CCHIT, and EHR

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:22:04 +0000

(From the American Academy of Dermatology)

Podcast: Update to CCHIT certification programs

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:59:07 +0000

As the federal government works on finalizing the rules that will enable providers to receive ARRA funds, CCHIT is working to transform its certification programs to meet the needs of the health care community. The following podcast provides information on the updates to CCHIT certification programs that will reopen on April 7, 2010.

Podcast: Interviews with CCHIT Chair and Executive Director during HIMSS 10

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:18:12 +0000

Join Healthcare IT News from this year's HIMSS conference as they interview CCHIT Chair Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, and CCHIT Executive Director Alisa Ray.

Certification NPRM: A Statement from Alisa Ray, Executive Director, Certification Commission for Health Information Technology

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:01:13 +0000

Having reviewed the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding certifying bodies, we feel confident about our prospects of becoming accredited. Today’s release of the Certification NPRM is an important step that will reduce the uncertainty that the health care community has experienced while awaiting this additional information.

CIOs unite to address health IT issues

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:33:08 +0000

In a guest post on Health System CIO, Russ Branzell, CIO, Poudre Valley Health System, describes some of the collaborative activities in which CIOs are engaging to help address issues affecting health IT. One example? Colorado: When was the last time a majority of the CIOs and senior HIT leaders of the Colorado healthcare organizations [...]

Podcast: Reviewing the HHS Interim Final Rule (IFR) with CCHIT

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:52:15 +0000

Entitled “Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology,” the Interim Final Rule (IFR) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was officially published on January 13 and becomes effective on February 12, 2010. But what does this new IFR mean to EHR [...]