Greenway Medical Technologies’ EHR, PrimeSuite 2008, Receives 08 CCHIT Ambulatory EHR Certification
CARROLLTON, Ga., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Greenway Medical Technologies Inc., today announced that its flagship electronic health record (EHR), PrimeSuite 2008, is a fully CCHIT Certified(R) 08 ambulatory EHR, according to criteria set forth by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT(R)), including certification for cardiovascular medicine and child health. The Commission is the recognized certification body (RCB) by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for certifying health information technology (HIT) products.
In order to be 08 CCHIT Certified, PrimeSuite 2008 met all the requirements including enhancements to CCD-based interoperability and e-Prescribing functionality that improves access to a patient’s medical history and a longitudinal electronic patient health record. The Commission expanded their criteria from the 2007 certification process to include required improvements such as advanced medication dosing features that take into account specific patient needs and inherent safeguards within the EHR that prevent adverse reactions due to drug interactions and/ or allergies.
Each year, EHR companies such as Greenway(R) have the opportunity to voluntarily test their products against a rigorous set of criteria in order to receive the current version of CCHIT Certification. By choosing PrimeSuite(R), a physician can expect to utilize a solution that has met such criteria, including functionality, interoperability and security.
“More and more, physicians are seeking CCHIT Certified EHRs,” said Justin Barnes, vice president of marketing and government affairs at Greenway Medical. “We have invested tens of millions of dollars into PrimeSuite to make it the most usable at the point-of-care and comprehensive EHR on the market. We possess one of the only fully integrated, single-database EHR, practice management and interoperability solutions based on the Microsoft .NET framework available and intend to continue to meet and exceed the requirements necessary to remain the leading provider of ambulatory HIT technology.”
“Two key new areas of interoperability are required to achieve 08 certification,” said Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., chair, CCHIT. “First, ambulatory EHRs must be capable of advanced electronic prescribing functions so physicians can qualify for bonuses under Medicare’s new incentive program. Second, EHRs must be able to send and receive an electronic patient summary. These and other new criteria will ensure that certified health IT products help improve quality, safety and efficiency while protecting the privacy of health information.”
About Greenway Medical Technologies Inc.
Greenway Medical Technologies provides the latest in ambulatory healthcare business solutions and services to more than 20,000 healthcare providers and professionals nationwide, in 30 specialties and subspecialties, by enhancing the delivery of patient care through innovative HIT software and on-demand services that allow physician practices to function at their highest level of efficiency. Greenway’s PrimeSuite is a comprehensive, interoperable component of the integrated physician’s infrastructure solution, which serves as the starting point of a long-term business plan for physician practices. PrimeSuite 2008′s EHR component, which is certified by CCHIT(R) based on 08 Ambulatory EHR certification requirements, integrates a practice’s clinical, financial and administrative processes, and allows practices to increase profitability, enhance patient satisfaction and facilitate adherence to compliance guidelines. Established in 1998, Carrollton, Ga.-based Greenway Medical Technologies is a privately held company with 270 employees. For more information about Greenway, visit http://www.greenwaymedical.com/.
About CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT(R)) is a private, 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(R) products is available at http://www.cchit.org/ and at http://www.ehrdecisions.com/.
“CCHIT(R)” and “CCHIT Certified(R)” are registered trademarks of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology.
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