ONC Issues Certification Programs Rules
The ONC released its expected NPRM for the Establishment of Certification Programs for Health Information Technology on March 3rd this week during the biggest HIT…
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CCHIT Releases New Test Scripts
The following guest post is provided by Jim Tate, President of EMR Advocate and a contributing expert for HITECH Answers. CCHIT has released their updated Certification…
Initial 2011 CCHIT/ARRA Certifications Announced
The following guest post is provided by Jim Tate, President of EMR Advocate Finally, the log jam has begun to break. CCHIT announced December 1st,…
Recommendations Adopted
On Friday, the HIT Policy Committee had their monthly meeting. The usual suspects were there and the three workgroups along with the Standards Committee’s workgroups…
More than Just Meaningful Use
While everyone was waiting patiently for the revised recommendations on meaningful use, the real drama was going on with the Certification and Adoption workgroup. Two…
CCHIT Adapts to HITECH Act Requirements
Will CCHIT Become Certifying Body for HITECH? Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) is a private not-for-profit organization that serves as a recognized certification authority…