More EHRs Join the MU Certification Roster

Six electronic health records vendors in recent days have announced certification of specific versions of their products as meeting Stage 1 meaningful use criteria.

"Complete EHR" certification means a product supports all ambulatory or inpatient meaningful use requirements. "Modular EHR" certification means an ancillary application meets one or more requirements. The newly certified products and the certifying entity are:

* Orion Health's Rhapsody Integration Engine and Rhapsody Connect connectivity software, versions 4.1, as EHR Modules by ICSA Laboratories;

* Infor-Med Corp.'s Praxis EMR version 5, as an ambulatory Complete EHR by Drummond Group;

* Netsmart Technologies' Insight 7.1 public health EHR, as an ambulatory Complete EHR by Drummond Group;

* Varian Medical Systems' Aria for radiation oncology, version 11, as an ambulatory Complete EHR by Drummond Group;

* MindLinc-Duke's EHR for behavioral health, version 12, as an ambulatory Complete EHR by Drummond Group; and

* Health Management Associates' PULSE, version 11.1, as an EHR Module by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology.

Click here for the federal government's official list of certified EHR products.