Industry Updates
INDUSTRY UPDATE ON EMR/EHR CERTIFICATION JULY 13, 2010:
On July 13, the ONC and CMS released final rules outlining EMR/EHR certification requirements and EHR meaningful use incentive payment programs. Through careful review of the public comments, HHS crafted final rules that focus on usability and easier adoption of EMR/EHR technology. Simplicity™ is the most usable EMR in the market. As active proponents of usability centric certification standards, Simplicity™ EMR applauds the final rules and is poised to meet the new certification criteria.
INDUSTRY UPDATE ON EMR/EHR CERTIFICATION JUNE 18, 2010:
On June 18 the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology released its final rule (http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-14999.pdf) establishing a temporary electronic health records certification program under the HITECH Act. This rule does not grant grandfather status to EMR/EHRs that were previously certified by CCHIT, i.e. they are no longer certified. All EMR/EHR systems must now meet ONC standards to qualify as certified technology. The ONC has outlined the application process for Authorized Testing and Certifying Bodies (ATCBs) and once the ATCBs are government approved they may begin to test and certify EMR/EHR systems. Simplicity™ EMR is poised to begin the certification process as soon as qualified ATCBs begin accepting applications.
Articles:
Related articles and pertinent information to the EMR industry. These updates will be refreshed periodically.- KJ Lee, MD: Electronic Medical Records (EMR): The Train Has Left the Station. ENT News, April 15, 2009.
- KJ Lee, MD: A Better Way to Implement EMRs. ENT Today, May 2010.
- Vinita Ollapally, JD: What Surgeons Should Know About…Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, May 2010.
- Geri Aston: Digital Dilemma: Physicians Oppose EHR Requirements. ENT Today, May 2010.
- KJ Lee, MD: Response to Dr. Joseph Scherger’s Medical Economics article. May 2010.
- Rick McEttrick: 6 Simple Steps for Buying an EMR.
- KJ Lee, MD: Usable EMRs and You. American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Bulletin, March 2010.
- Joseph G. Cramer, MD: We Bought the Wrong EMR. Medical Economics, February 5, 2010.
- KJ Lee, MD: What to Look For in An EMR. Medical Economics, February 5, 2010.
- Subinoy Das, MD: Email correspondence. March 2010.
- Pamela Hartzband, MD, Jerome Groopman, MD: Off the record--avoiding the pitfalls of going electronic. JAMA Vol 358: 1658, April 2008.
- Erich Burett, MD: Cracking the codes. Medical Economics, April 3rd, 2009.
- Stephen Levinson, MD et al: The Perfect Storm. Medical Economics, April 3, 2009.
- Sheldon Black, MD: Electrical Medical Records are no Panacea. Wall Street Journal, April 1st, 2009.
- Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD: New Paths to Certification (mentioning the new criteria for certification). Town Meeting Conference, June 17, 2009, Washington, DC.