Well so much for certification, it sounds like CMS doesn’t care whether or not PHRs get certified (grin). It is almost an impossible task as well with all the areas of integration to cover, so certification could theoretically be done in perhaps just part of the program I think. So where...
So far, how many have signed up, 18. It is limited though on where it covers. Maryland/District of Columbia, Pittsburgh, Louisiana, and South Dakota with eight additional regions to follow the article states. The deadline to submit is November 26th. Also, part of the agreement...
As the article states the use of the common standard of HL7 is going to be the solution, so some standards really work well and HL7 has been around for quite a while now and is coming in to focus. Some existing hospitals with Eclipsys might be in a better position to help subsidize physicians and...
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on 10-03-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Hospital, Medical Records, EHR, HL7, Interoperability, CCHIT, Medinotes, Eclipsys, ambulatory medical records
As we have all heard in the certification processes for medical records, the goals to achieve are getting a little tougher, just like designing the software is. Also note the cost of the transaction, 10k, so it is not inexpensive and the EHR software companies have to not only prepare, but bankroll...
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on 10-03-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, Medical Records, EHR, PHR, software, integration, CCHIT, ambulatory medical records, HIE
The number gets a bit smaller each year as integration steps in as a priority. What I found interesting though is that 2 are pending an installation at a physician’s office? Usually a developer works with a Beta application first to ensure that it is in fact working and has feedback from...
This might be of interest if you want to learn about the certification process of Personal Health Records, also known as a PHR. Medical record software used by physicians and hospitals have gone through the process for a number of years, in other words a committee to certify that the software one...
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on 09-18-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, microsoft, Medical Records, PHR, Google Health, clinical trials, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, CCHIT