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eClinicalWorks EMR Version 7.0 Release 2 Receives CCHIT Certification
Software complies with 100 percent of certification criteria
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—July 18, 2006—The Certification Commission
for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHITSM) today
announced that eClinicalWorks™ EMR Version 7.0 Release 2 is CCHIT
CertifiedSM for its integrated electronic medical records
(EMR) product and meets CCHIT ambulatory electronic health record (EHR)
criteria for 2006. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices
and clinics where most Americans get their healthcare. CCHIT is the
recognized authority in the United States for certifying EHR products –
an independent, nonprofit, public/private organization that sets the
benchmark for healthcare information technology.
As a CCHIT Certified product, eClinicalWorks EMR has been tested and
passed inspection of 100 percent of a comprehensive set of criteria for:
* Functionality (ability to create and manage electronic records
for all patients, as well as automating workflow in a physician’s
office),
* Interoperability (ability to receive and send electronic data
to other entities such as laboratories), and
* Security (ability to keep patients’ information safe).
The CCHIT Certified mark — a “seal of approval” for EHR products —
provides the first consensus-based, consistent benchmark for ambulatory
products. By looking to products with the CCHIT Certified seal,
physicians and other providers can be assured they are making a reliable
investment and insurers and other payers know the products meet expected
industry standards.
“Physicians who purchase certified products have the assurance that they
have been reviewed by a panel of judges, including practicing
physicians, and that they are being evaluated against standards set by
professionals in the field and successfully piloted with products from
large and small companies,” said Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., chair, CCHIT.
“The quality and safety of EHR products can now be measured using
certification criteria that were developed specifically for that
purpose.”
“We are pleased to achieve CCHIT certification,” said Girish Kumar
Navani, president of eClinicalWorks. “This certification is a testament
to the quality of our product and the dedication eClinicalWorks places
in providing the ideal EMR and PM solution for physician practices of
any size and specialty.”
The goals of CCHIT product certification are to reduce the risk of HIT
investment by physicians and other providers; ensure interoperability of
HIT products; enhance the availability of HIT adoption incentives from
purchasers and payers; and protect the privacy of personal health
information.
CCHIT’s certification compliance criteria and its design for a
certification inspection process have been thoroughly researched, taking
into account the state of the art of EHRs and available standards, and
comparing certification processes in other industries and other
countries. The inspection process is based on real-life medical
scenarios designed to test products rigorously against the clinical
needs of providers and the quality and safety needs of healthcare
consumers and payers. One script, for example, recreates a scenario of
an elderly man with poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension and other
chronic conditions in order to test EHR functions such as potential
adverse drug reactions, disease management and treatment plans.
About CCHIT
CCHIT was founded in 2004 with support from three leading industry
associations in healthcare information management and technology – The
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and The
National Alliance for Health Information Technology (Alliance). In
September 2005, CCHIT was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services to develop, create prototypes for, and
evaluate the certification criteria and inspection process for EHRs and
the networks through which they interoperate. More information on CCHIT
and a list of CCHIT Certified products is available at
www.cchit.org .
About eClinicalWorks
Founded in 1999, eClinicalWorks is an established, profitable private
clinical information technology company. Its independent, investor-free
structure provides the agility to quickly meet market requirements. The
company’s electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management (PM)
solutions are proven for solo, small, medium and large practice
networks, and designed to streamline medical practice operations to
ensure superior patient care. eClinicalWorks has an established customer
base of more than 5,500 medical providers across all 50 states.
eClinicalWorks has been awarded top industry honors including Best in
KLAS’ Ambulatory EMR (1-5) in 2005 and 2004, a top EMR for small, medium
and large practices, and pediatric specialty groups by TEPR 2006, the
best EHR and EHR-e- prescription by TEPR 2005, the top Practice
Management solution and Medical Records Document Imaging/Management
System by TEPR 2004, the top EMR solution by TEPR 2003 and the 5-STAR
rated EHR solution by AC Group in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Based in
Westborough, Mass., eClinicalWorks has additional offices in Roswell,
Ga. More information on eClinicalWorks can be found at
www.eclinicalworks.com or by
calling (866) 888-MY-CW.
Contact: Heather Caouette, 508-836-2700 ext. 203,
heather.c@eclinicalworks.com
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