EHS’s Carerevolution® Receives 2007 Cchit Certification

Aug. 23, 2008 - PRLog -- July 18, 2008
Media Contacts:
Alan Jones, EHS, 888.879.7302, alanj@ehsmed.com
Sue Reber, CCHIT, 503-703-0813 sreber@cchit.org

EHS’S CAREREVOLUTION® RECEIVES 2007 CCHIT CERTIFICATION
Software Complies with 100 Percent of Updated 2007 Certification Criteria

Birmingham AL—July 18, 2008– The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) today announced that EHS’s product CAREREVOLUTION® 5.2 is CCHIT Certified®, and meets the Commission’s ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) criteria for 2007. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and clinics where most Americans get their healthcare. CCHIT – an independent, nonprofit organization – is the Recognized Certification Body in the United States for certifying health information technology products.  

In the second year of the program’s operation, the criteria and testing have been significantly enhanced. The Commission added 96 criteria to the 151 original requirements from last year. As a CCHIT Certified product, CAREREVOLUTION® has been tested and passed inspection of 100 percent of a set of updated criteria for functionality, interoperability and security.

“For 2007, the Commission raised the bar from the previous year’s criteria. Ambulatory EHRs now must include electronic prescribing, demonstrate an ability to receive lab results, and show enhanced patient safety, quality, and security features,” said Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., chair, CCHIT. “Investment in 2007 certified ambulatory EHRs gives providers even more powerful tools to improve quality, safety and efficiency while protecting the privacy of health information.”

The CCHIT Certified mark — a “seal of approval” for EHR products — provides the first consensus-based, government-recognized benchmark for ambulatory EHR products. By looking to products with the CCHIT Certified seal, physicians and other providers can reduce their risk in selecting an EHR product, allowing them to focus their evaluation on the special needs of their practices.

"EHS is extremely pleased to receive this certification from Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology", said Alan Jones, the company's Director of Marketing.   "Our comprehensive EHR solution provides to our customers not only an EHR solution that meets the requirements of CCHIT but also a solution to meet the goals and objectives established by the ONC-Coordinated Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan."

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 EHS

EHS develops and markets system solutions that allow our customers to actualize better financial and operational results and better clinical outcomes for patients. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, Ala. For more information, please visit www.ehsmed.com, or call 1.888.879.7302.

About CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) is an independent, nonprofit organization that has been named by the federal government as the Recognized Certification Body for health information technology. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of health information technology by creating a credible, sustainable certification program. The certification requirements are based on widely accepted industry standards and involve the work of hundreds of expert volunteers and input from a variety of stakeholders throughout the health care industry. More information on CCHIT and CCHIT Certified® products is available at www.cchit.org.
    “CCHIT®” and “CCHIT Certified®” are service marks of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology.

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EHS develops and markets system solutions that allow our customers to actualize better financial and operational results and better clinical outcomes for patients. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, Ala.