The commission started its certification program in 2006 and in the past two years has certified dozens of ambulatory EHRs.
CCHIT’s initial inpatient certification program has a special focus on products supporting computerized physician order entry and electronic medication administration record functions. These functions have a low rate of adoption but offer a high value for care improvement, according to the commission.
Certified were specific versions of EHR products, not all products with a particular brand name. Four hospital EHRs received full CCHIT certification:
* CPSI System 15 from Computer Programs and Systems Inc., Mobile, Ala.;
* Sunrise Acute Care 4.5 SP4 from Eclipsys Corp., Atlanta;
* EpicCare Inpatient, Spring 2007 from Epic Systems Corp., Madison, Wis.; and
* Healthcare Management Systems 7.0 from Healthcare Management Systems Inc., Nashville, Tenn.
Two additional EHRs received pre-market, conditional certification and will be fully certified once their operational use in a hospital is verified. The products are:
* ChartAccess 1.0 from Prognosis Health Information Systems, Houston, and
* Soarian Clinicals 2.0C5 with Pharmacy and Medication Administration Check 24.0 from Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, Pa.
A March 2007 survey of 350 senior information technology executives in hospitals and delivery systems, commissioned by CCHIT, found 66% of respondents were familiar with CCHIT’s work and 55% rated certification as a requirement for their inpatient EHR purchasing decisions.
CCHIT has started its second application period for inpatient EHRs and will accept applications through Nov. 14. More information is available atcchit.org.
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