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All the posturing and complaining about CCHIT has come to naught. It is now obvious that all vendors will have to pursue the certification path because of ARRA. No vendors who do not have "certified technology" will have a viable financial future. Maybe CCHIT won't be the only certifying entity, but no serious vendor can continue to ignore the need for certification. Even Fred Trotter (open source advocate) now sings the praises of CCHIT:
"I am happy to say that Mark, Dennis and the other members of the CCHIT team have won my respect and appreciation with how they have taken a 90 degree turn from being an organization that was largely ignorant regarding the health FOSS movement to one that listened and engaged carefully, and has now come back with a plan for certification that I personally, and from what I can tell the FOSS community generally, can embrace. This post is me doing that. At this stage I am comfortable recommending (to whoever is making the decision) that CCHIT be allowed to be one organization allowed to certify for ARRA funding, under their new EHR-C/EHR-M/EHR-S certification model."
Time to get over it, move on and find a new dog to kick.
Ehr Doc
Once ONC certification becomes reality, CCHIT will be doomed. Interesting how so many open jobs are available in CCHIT... kind of makes one think about reduced pay, layoffs, and such.
BTW, I'll know more about this- I'll soon be going to interview a whistleblower who just left the company...
Al
Al Borges, M.D.
I will surely be watching your posts on this closely, Alborg. Would really like to hear what an insider has to say about CCHIT.
It was a good money making ploy while it lasted but I think CCHIT's days are numbered.
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You don't really have a clue as to the number of practices which have purchased expensive (and unworkable) systems certified and all. Our users are most concerned about productivity. They have an EMR which increases their efficiency.
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