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DOCUTAP’S EMR AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION 2.8.2 RECEIVES 2007 CCHIT CERTIFICATION
June 11, 2008
DOCUTAP’S EMR AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION 2.8.2 RECEIVES 2007 CCHIT CERTIFICATION Software Complies with 100 Percent of Updated 2007 Certification Criteria
June 11, 2008 – The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) today announced that Integrity On Site LLC dba DocuTAP’s product, DocuTAP EMR and Practice Management Solution 2.8.2, 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, DocuTAP EMR and Practice Management Solution 2.8.2 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.
“We are pleased to have met the Commission’s ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) criteria for 2007,” said Eric McDonald, Founder and CEO of DocuTAP. “The certification process is extremely rigorous and we know that our Urgent Care focused, industry leading EMR and Practice Manager product has benefited from the commitment to excellence required by CCHIT. We are very proud of our accomplishment and what it means to better serve our industry.”
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 DocuTAP
DocuTAP began in May of 2000 in Sioux Falls, SD. Since its inception, the company has seen impressive growth and serves a national customer base. DocuTAP's innovative workflow solution leads the industry in its level of integration and its user-friendly, intuitive design that functions the way physicians think and practice. DocuTAP partners with customers to provide integrated EMR and Practice Management software, hardware, implementation and support in one powerfully simple turnkey solution. With unique, easy to use technology designed for urgent care, clinics can complete an entire patient visit from web check-in through billing in less time than ever. DocuTAP takes the approach of Establishing Meaningful RelationshipsTM over the entire product lifecycle to ensure customer success. For more information, please visit www.docutap.com
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.
