CCHIT No Longer Accepting Certification Applications
In a letter to their customers, Alisa Ray, Executive Director of CCHIT announced a change in their strategic direction. Effective immediately, they will no longer be accepting applications for testing and certification services in any of their programs. Stating the slow pace of EHR vendors to certifiy products for 2014, unpredictable program requirements, and timing as reasons for the changes.
Current customers with 2014 Certifications or in the testing process have the option of being transitioned to ICSA Labs. ICSA Labs is an independent division of Verizon and one of the current ONC -Authorized Testing and Certification Body ( ONC-ATCB). However, CCHIT customers can chose any of the current accredited testing bodies but will have to enter into new agreements with them.
Moving forward, CCHIT will be offering services to support vendor achieving and maintaining EHR certifications. These will begin once all the current certification customers have transitioned to other ACTBs. CCHIT will also be entering into an alliance with HIMSS. This alliance will help CCHIT move to the advisory and leadership roles for providers and HIT vendors in health IT adoption. It will include future summits the first will be at HIMSS in Orlando.
CCHIT Summit: The Decade of Health IT
Wednesday, February 26, 8-11:30 am – Room 414
As a decade of health IT comes to a close, it’s time to take stock. Join a powerhouse group of past National Coordinators in this session. This moderated discussion including Dr. David Brailer, Dr. Robert Kolodner and Dr. Farzad Mostashari is comprised of two sessions. The first will be a critical look back at the last decade of health IT progress. This will be followed by a second session allowing audience input on the desired role of health IT in the decade to come.
Thursday, February 27, 10:30-11:30 am, Room 311E
Join Dr. Grace Terrell, President and CEO of Cornerstone Healthcare, and CCHIT Trustee for: Building a HIT Road Map to Support Population Health Transformation. Dr. Terrell’s presentation explores the management challenges and health information infrastructure requirements of transforming a large group practice to an innovative population health management hub taking on accountability for costs, quality of care and patient loyalty.