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Certified Health IT Product List: Alpha by Vendor as of 11/1/2010

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Selected Fields from
ONC’s Certified Health IT Product List as of Nov 1, 2010
Alpha Ordered by Vendor
Excerpted from ONC CHPL List on 11/1/2010.
“Certified HIT Product List (CHPL) provides a comprehensive listing of Complete EHRs and EHR Modules that have been tested and certified under the Temporary Certification Program maintained by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). Each Complete EHR and EHR Module listed below has been certified by an Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ATCB) and reported to ONC. Certified products are identified with the name of the certifying ATCB, the ONC certification number, vendor information, product information, and product version number. Please note that only the product versions included on the CHPL are certified EHR products under the ONC Temporary Certification Program. The CHPL is a snapshot of the current list of certified products, this list is updated frequently as newly certified products are reported to ONC.”

Using the CHPL
“The product table below contains two types of EHR product certification classifications, one for Complete EHRs and EHR Module technologies.

“EHR products classified as Complete EHR are certified to meet all the mandatory certification criteria as identified in the Standards and Certification Criteria Final Rule (45 CFR Part 170 Part III). In the Final Rule, the certification criterion for Accounting for Disclosures (§ 170.302(w) ) is optional for systems or technologies seeking certification and may not appear.

“EHR Modules are those technologies that are certified to at least one of the certification criteria as defined in the Standards and Certification Criteria Final Rule. Due to the regulatory requirement that EHR Module technologies be certified to the security criteria elaborated in the Final Rule, EHR Modules will be certified to more than one of the regulatory criteria. To determine which criterion a particular module is certified to meet, select a product Certification Status for a listed product. The table below will change to indicate which of the Certification Criteria a particular EHR Module technology has been certified to meet.

“Please note: This is Version 1.0 of the Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL). Version 2.0 is under development and is expected to provide additional information, such as a list of the Clinical Quality Measures to which a given product was tested; and additional functionality, such as different ways to query and sort the data for viewing. The later version will also provide the above-mentioned reporting number that will be accepted by CMS for purposes of attestation under the EHR (“meaningful use”) incentives programs. Please send suggestions and comments regarding the Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) to ONC.certification@hhs.gov, with “CHPL” in the subject line.”

This list was last modified on November 1, 2010.

Selected Fields from ONC CHPL Product Certification Overview
Not included are Certifying ATCB, ONC Certification #, and the five modular units that are ambulatory.
On current CHPL list otherwise, products are not listed as either in-patient or ambulatory.
Please see official CHPL List on ONC site for complete listing.
As of November 1, 2010.
Vendor Product Product Class-
ification		 Product
Version #
ABEL Medical Software Inc. ABELMed EHR – EMR / PM Complete EHR 11
Allscripts Allscripts PeakPractice Modular 5.5
Allscripts Allscripts Professional EHR Complete EHR 9.2
Allscripts Allscripts ED Modular 6.3
Service Release 4
Aprima Medical Software, Inc Aprima Complete EHR 2011
athenahealth, Inc athenaClinicals Complete EHR 10.1
BioMedix Vascular Solutions TRAKnet Practice Management Software Modular 2
Cerner Corporation Cerner Millennium Powerchart, Cerner Millennium FirstNet, Cerner Millennium ProFile, Health Sentry, Cerner Health Exchange and P2 Sentinel (Powered by Sensage) Modular Version 2007.19.12, P2 Sentinel Version 4.2.1
Cerner Corporation Millennium Powerchart, Healthe Exchange, IQHealth and P2 Sentinel Complete EHR 2007.19.12 and P2 Sentinel v4.2.1
ChartLogic, Inc. ChartLogic EMR Complete EHR 7
Compulink Advantage/EHR Complete EHR 10
CureMD Corporation CureMD EHR Complete EHR Version 10
DocPatientNetwork Doctations Complete EHR 2
eClinicalWorks LLC eClinicalWorks Complete EHR 8.0.48
EDIMS, LLC EDIMS Modular 2.6
Emdeon Inc. Emdeon Clinician Complete EHR 7.4
empowersystems empowersystems (ambulatory) Complete EHR 1.1.57
empowersystems empowersystems (inpatient) Complete EHR 1.1.57
Enable Healthcare Inc., (EHI) Mdnet Modular 3
Epic Systems Corporation EpicCare Inpatient – Core EMR Complete EHR Spring 2008
Epic Systems Corporation EpicCare Ambulatory – Core EMR Complete EHR Spring 2008
GE Healthcare Centricity Advance Complete EHR 10.1
GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution Complete EHR 9.5
gloStream, Inc. gloEMR Complete EHR 6
Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. PrimeSuite Complete EHR 2011
Health Care Systems, Inc. HCS eMR Modular 4
HealthFusion MediTouch EHR Complete EHR 3
ifa united i-tech Inc. ifa EMR Modular 6
Ingenix Ingenix CareTracker Modular 7
Intivia, Inc. InSync Complete EHR 5.4
Intuitive Medical Software UroChartEHR Complete EHR 4
IO Practiceware, Inc. IO Practiceware Complete EHR 7
Kabot Systems VistA++ EHR Office Edition Complete EHR 2.0.0.1
MCS – Medical Communication Systems, Inc. iPatientCare Complete EHR 10.8
Medical Informatics Engineering WebChart EHR Complete EHR Version 5.1
Meditab Software, Inc. IMS Complete EHR v. 14.0
NeoDeck Software NeoMed EHR Complete EHR 3
Netsmart Technologies Avatar Modular 2011
Networking Technology dba RxNT RxNT EHR Modular 7
NexTech Systems Inc. NexTech Practice 2011 Complete EHR 9.7
nextEMR, LLC nextEMR, LLC Modular 1.5
nextEMR, LLC nextEMR, LLC Complete EHR 1.5
NextGen Healthcare NextGen Ambulatory EHR Complete EHR 5.6 SP1
Nortec Software Inc Nortec EHR Complete EHR 7
PeriGen PeriBirth Modular 4.3.51
Practice Fusion Practice Fusion Modular 2
PriMedx Solutions, LLC PriMedx EHR Complete EHR 10.8
Prognosis Health Information Systems ChartAccess Complete EHR 4
Pulse Systems 2011 Pulse Complete EHR Complete EHR 2011
QRS, Inc. PARADIGM Modular 8.3
RelayHealth, a division of McKesson Corporation RelayClinical Platform Modular 10.2
Sage Sage Intergy Meaningful Use Edition Complete EHR 6.2
Sammy Systems SammyEHR Modular 5.1.1
StreamlineMD, LLC StreamlineMD Complete EHR 10.8
SuccessEHS SuccessEHS Complete EHR 6
SuiteMed Intelligent Medical Software (IMS) Complete EHR V14
SuiteMed Intelligent Medical Software (IMS) Complete EHR V14
T-System Technologies, Ltd. T SystemEV Modular 2.7
T-System Technologies, Ltd. T SystemEV Modular 2.7
Universal EMR Solutions Physician’s Solution Complete EHR 5
Vision Infonet Inc., MDCare EMR Modular 4.2
WellCentive WellCentive Patient Registry Modular Version 2.0
Wellsoft Corporation Wellsoft EDIS Modular v11
Workflow.com, LLC workflowEHR Complete EHR 2.5

Please see official CHPL List on ONC site for complete listing.

Strategy for Empowering Consumers with Health IT: ONC Wants Your Feedback

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Strategy for Empowering Consumers
Monday, November 1st, 2010 | Posted by: Jodi G. Daniel JD MPH, Director of the Office of Policy and Planning, Office of National Coordinatator for Health IT and reposted here by e-Healthcare Marketing. 

For the past few months, ONC has been reviewing the government’s role in empowering consumers to better manage their health through information technology (IT). As we work toward a future of widespread electronic health record adoption and meaningful use, and as we continue to see rapid technology advancements in this industry, there is opportunity for consumers to take fuller advantage of the benefits of health IT.

Last week, we hosted a meeting with representatives from some of the leading consumer advocacy organizations in the country, including consumer protection agencies, disease advocacy groups, clinical innovation think tanks, and consumer health web designers. This particular meeting was focused on building a dialogue between the government, consumer organizations, and their members about the nation’s transition to electronic health records.  It further validated our belief that public input is critical to the process of focusing our work on areas where the federal government has an important role to play, and away from areas best left to others.

ONC is currently drafting a five-year Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, which is scheduled for publication in early 2011. In the plan, our proposed framework for consumer empowerment takes into consideration our existing activities. But it also provides a unique opportunity to set forward-looking direction and do more for consumers over the next five years. We hope you will assist us.

  • First, do you agree with the four objectives listed below?
  • Second, what specific activities would you like to see the federal government take on? See the bullet points below each objective for some starting ideas of possible activities.   

We will be unable to respond to every post but we will follow-up with another entry to reflect on the discussion.


The Goal: Empower Consumers to Better Manage Their Health through Health IT

  • Objective A. Engage consumers in federal health IT policy and programs: In order for federal health IT policy and programs to be successful, consumers must both understand the impact of those policies and programs and have direct involvement in shaping them. Ideas for possible activities:
    • Fund a communication campaign to engage with consumers about the benefits of health IT
    • Host consumer listening sessions designed to get consumers’ input on programs and policies
    • Solicit consumer input to Federal Advisory Committees and into rulemaking processes
  • Objective B. Accelerate consumer access to electronic health information: Consumers will be better able to manage their health when they have timely and electronic access to their own health information. Ideas for possible activities:
    • Develop tools like the “Blue Button,” an application that enables veterans to download their health information online from My HealtheVet
    • Require electronic access of consumer health information by patients and address privacy protections for this information through federal regulations and policies
    • Create meaningful use incentives for physicians to share health information with patients
  • Objective C. Foster innovation in consumer health IT: Innovative tools will make electronic health information more useful to consumers and make managing their healthcare more convenient. Ideas for possible activities:
    • Fund research into innovative technologies
    • Launch pilots (such as the Beacon Community Program) that show ways to improve outcomes through the use of consumer health IT
    • Set up “technology test beds” that could define needs for new technologies in the clinical setting
  • Objective D. Drive consumer-provider electronic communications: Consumers can become more active participants in their health and care if providers encourage electronic communications and tools, such as secure e-mail and remote monitoring. Idea for possible activity:
    • Develop quality improvement initiatives that encourage providers to help empower consumers through their use of health IT

Please post your comments directly on ONC Health IT Buzz blog.

NHIN Governance: Learn to Speak NHIN on Nov 4 & Have Your Say Too!

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1. National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) Presents
NHIN 202:  NHIN Governance Authorities
2. FACA Blog Seeks Governance Feedback Nov 3

NHIN 202:
Thur, Nov 4, 2010, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Excerpted/summarized from National eHealth Collaborative on 11/1/2010.
You will learn about the initial recommendations of the Health IT Policy Committee’s Governance Workgroup and the process of turning them into rules. ONC and Advisory Committee/Workgroup leaders will serve as faculty and will respond to your feedback.

Faculty:

  • Mary Jo Deering, PhD – Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Policy and Planning, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)
  • John Lumpkin – Chair, Health IT Policy Committee Governance Workgroup; Senior VP and Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Michael Matthews – Chair, NHIN Exchange Coordinating Committee; Member, Health IT Policy Committee Governance Workgroup; CEO, MedVirginia

MODERATOR:

  • Aaron Seib – Interim CEO and NHIN Program Director, National eHealth Collaborative

PHASE 1 Recommendations of Workgroup from FACA Blog Post 
Or see FACA Blog post reposted below.
 
WEBINAR: Click here

AUDIOCONFERENCE: (866) 699-3239 or (408) 792-6300
(Please join the event with a computer system first and follow the audio instructions on the screen.)

ACCESS/EVENT CODE: 665 557 547

ATTENDEE ID: You will receive this number when you join the event first with a computer connection.

National eHealth Collaborative Relationship with NHIN
“The Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) is a collection of standards, specifications and policies that enable the secure exchange of health information over the internet. Today, a group of federal and private entities known as the NHIN Exchange have implemented those standards, specifications and policies as one operational model for exchanging health information nationwide. As part of this model, those entities established a committee structure to administer and support their operational approach.

“Through its cooperative agreement with ONC, NeHC is supporting that committee structure, and supports ONC’s efforts to disseminate information about the work of these committees to interested parties and the broader stakeholder community.”
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Federal Advisory Committee Blog Post:
Feedback Requested by Nov 3
Governance Workgroup Seeks Comments
on Roles and Responsibilities for Governance
Monday, October 25th, 2010 | Posted by: John Lumpkin on FACA Blog and reposted here by e-Healthcare Marketing. 

The Governance Workgroup (Workgroup) is developing recommendations on governance mechanisms for the nationwide health information network.  The Workgroup identified overarching objectives, key principles and core functions for governance in its Preliminary Report and Recommendations on the Scope of Governance [PDF – 94 KB] presented to the HIT Policy Committee on October 20th.  The Workgroup is now preparing final recommendations on how governance functions should be implemented and by whom.  As a first step, the Workgroup would like to identify existing mechanisms that might be appropriate, with or without modifications, and with or without some added coordination; and whether new mechanisms are needed, and if so, which?  The Workgroup would like public input on these issues and has created a table listing the core functions and questions to frame the input.  The table is available at here [DOC – 81 KB]. A short version of the table is presented below, for your comments.  If you prefer, you can download and complete the table and email it to onc.request@hhs.gov. Please put “Governance Workgroup Recommendations” in the Subject Line.

We would appreciate receiving comments as soon as possible and no later than November 3.

Recommended Governance Functions include:

(For more details, see the Recommendations report [PDF – 94 KB] presented to the HIT Policy Committee)

I. Establish policies for privacy, security, interoperability and to promote adoption of the NW-HIN.

a. Privacy and Security

b.  Interoperability, Eligibility Criteria and Compliance Expectations

c.  Address gaps; coordinate stakeholder input

d. Coordinate with technical and validation bodies

II. Establish technical requirements to assure policy and technical interoperability.

a. Adopt requirements

b. Coordinate with policy setting body

c. Change and transition process

d. Recognize or authorize shared technical services

III. Establishing appropriate mechanisms to assure compliance, accountability and enforcement.

a. Determine eligibility

b. Evaluate compliance

c. Assure accountability

d. Enforce

IV. Oversight of the governance mechanisms.

a. Track issues

b. Monitor ongoing compliance

c. Assess risks and benefits to prevent harm

d. Evaluate effectiveness

e. Resolve disputes

While all comments are welcome, we would specifically like input on these questions for each of the four recommended governance functions listed above:

  1. What existing entity or process could be leveraged NW-HIN governance? How does it function?
  2. What is the jurisdiction for its functions and under what authority does it operate?
  3. What level of formality is used (e.g. self-regulated, state regulated)?
  4. Can it scale to satisfy NW-HIN needs (w/ or w/out changes)?
  5. Does it satisfy NW-HIN governance objectives (w/ or w/out) changes?  If yes, provide rationale.
  6. Are additional mechanisms or processes necessary? Why?

Thank you,
John Lumpkin, MD, MPD, Chair, Governance Workgroup
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To comment directly, go to the FACA Blog post.