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The Interim Final Rule (IFR) model for costs to EHR vendors and developers is overly simplistic and significantly underestimates regulatory economic impact, according to the Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT), which submitted public comments on the IFR to the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT.
The Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) will launch its new certification programs on Oct. 7. In addition to an updated EHR certification program—CCHIT Certified 2011—the organization will offer a modular certification program, called Preliminary ARRA 2011, which is limited to the standards for qualifying EHR technology under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) has proposed creating three EHR-certification tracks for health IT developers
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) is transitioning its timelines to adapt to new requirements specified in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), as well as the still-emerging work of the Office of the National Coordinator and its committees.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) has assembled an advisory task force for its new Long Term Care Spectrum certification development. The commission has also named companies that participated in its 2009 EHR certification pilot tests.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) has updated a roadmap for expansion of its healthcare IT certification activities, including its health information exchange (HIE) efforts.
Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, chair of the Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT), said that a $20 billion investment in healthcare IT would be the "best $20 billion you'll ever spend," and offered a few spending suggestions, in an open letter to President Barack Obama and Congress.
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The Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) announced last week that Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, is planning to retire from his role as chair of the commission on March 31, 2010.
The Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) will be collecting input from the vendor and developer community on the details and timing of its planned new paths to certification of EHR technologies, with the goal of supporting more widespread adoption and meaningful use under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) will hold a series of two Town Call Web conferences on June 16 and 17 to gather stakeholder input on new paths to certification of EHR technologies.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) has approved the final 2009-2010 criteria for certification of ambulatory, inpatient and emergency department EHRs, and for its newly developed stand-alone e-prescribing certification.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) will accelerate the development of advanced technology certification programs that encompass clinical decision, interoperability, quality and security, to complete them all by 2010--one year prior to the availability of EHR incentives availability under the stimulus.
Against the backdrop of a severe global economic downturn, President Obama issued a clarion call on Tuesday for healthcare IT to take center stage in addressing the ever-growing costs of healthcare delivery.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) is seeking public comment on a roadmap for expansion of its healthcare IT certification programs.
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The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
During the Health IT Standards Committee meeting on Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C., the Clinical Operations Workgroup sought to gather comments on proposed recommendations on implementation specifications for content exchange, vocabulary and code set standards for the Interim Final Rule of meaningful use.
In 2006, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), a branch of the FDA, began examining the number of medical device reports they received. Over the past two years, the number of submitted reports has increased, sparking a demand for the CDRH to make a move to electronic reporting.
A new hospital breaking ground usually isn’t breaking news. But the vision of patient care at one new facility, tentatively named Palomar Medical Center West (PMC West), is currently illegal under California state law.