Summer 2005 goal set for preliminary EHR requirements and processes
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, September 27, 2004
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The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and the National Alliance for Health Information Technology intend to release initial certification requirements and processes for electronic health record (EHR) systems by the summer of 2005.
The three organizations, collectively known as the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (IT), hope these requirements will encourage adoption of healthcare IT, reduce the risk of IT investments for healthcare providers, and improve interoperability among providers and IT products, according to an AHIMA press release.
"Certification will go a long way toward ensuring that healthcare IT systems deliver the benefits that providers need and expect," Mark Leavitt, MD, chairman of the certification commission and medical director for HIMSS said in a press release. "At the same time, certification will provide the clear definition of product capabilities and compatibilities that payers, healthcare purchasers, and government officials will demand as a prerequisite to large-scale investments in these systems."
The group held its first meeting Sept 14 in Chicago. Go to the AHIMA Web site for more information.
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