Category Self Certification

Self Certification

Is “Self-Certification” the best choice for your health system?

In February of 2009, the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) allocated $19 billion in funding for hospitals and clinics that make “meaningful use” of certified Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. The conventional approach to certification for eligible hospitals and health systems is to…

Jeff Robbins
December 13, 2010

HITECH, Self Certification

EMR Certification Confusion – Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies

Source of Confusion It seems a common source of confusion around the meaningful use certification requirements from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) involves the position of the industry’s previous certifying body, CCHIT. Many of…

Jeff Robbins
October 20, 2010