PRIME CLINICAL SYSTEMS, INC. PATIENT CHART MANAGER RECEIVES CCHIT
CERTIFICATION
Software complies with 100 percent of certification criteria
2007 April 30 â?? The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information
Technology (CCHITSM) today announced that Prime Clinical Systems
product Patient Chart Manager Version 5.3.100 is CCHIT CertifiedSM,
and meets CCHIT ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) criteria for
2006. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and clinics where
most Americans get their healthcare. CCHIT is a Recognized Certification
Body in the United States for certifying health information technology
products â?? an independent, nonprofit organization that sets the benchmark
for EHRs.
As a CCHIT Certified product, Patient Chart Manager has been tested
and passed inspection of 100 percent of a set of criteria for:
Functionality (ability to create and manage electronic records for all
patients, as well as automating workflow in a physician's office),
Interoperability (a first step in the ability to receive and send
electronic data to other entities such as laboratories), and
Security
(ability to keep patients' information safe).
The CCHIT Certified mark – a "seal of approval" for EHR products –
provides the first consensus-based, consistent benchmark for ambulatory
products. By looking to products with the CCHIT Certified seal, physicians
and other providers can be assured they are making a reliable investment
and insurers and other payers know the products meet expected industry
standards.
"Physician who purchase certified products have the assurance that they
have been reviewed by a panel of judges, including practicing physicians,
and that they are being evaluated against standards set by professionals
in the field and successfully piloted with products from large and small
companies," said Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., chair, CCHIT. "The quality and
safety of EHR products can now be measured using certification criteria
that were developed specifically for that purpose."
