The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) was an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the public mission of accelerating adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology in the United States. The Commission certified electronic health record technology (EHR) from 2006 until 2014. It was approved by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as an Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB). The CCHIT Certified program is an independently developed certification that includes a rigorous inspection of an EHR's integrated functionality, interoperability and security using criteria developed by CCHIT's broadly representative, expert work groups. These products may also be certified in the ONC-ATCB certification program.
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology
CCHIT was founded in 2004 with support from three leading industry associations in healthcare information management and technology: the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the (the Alliance). In September 2005, CCHIT was awarded a 3-year contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and evaluate the certification criteria and inspection process for EHRs and the networks through which they interoperate. In October 2006, HHS officially designated CCHIT as a Recognized Certification Body (RCB).[1] In July 2010, HHS published new rules for recognizing testing and certification bodies, scheduled to take effect when it named the new bodies. In September 2010, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) of HHS named CCHIT again under these new rules. CCHIT is an ONC Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB).
CCHIT focused its first efforts on ambulatory EHR products[2] for the office-based physician and provider and began commercial certification in May 2006.
CCHIT then developed a process of certification for inpatient EHR products[3] and launched that program in 2007.
CCHIT then assessed the need for, and potential benefit of, certifying EHR for specialty medicine, special care settings, and special-needs populations.[4][5]
CCHIT, in a collaboration with the MITRE Corporation, also developed an open-source program called Laika to test EHR software for compliance with federally named interoperability standards.
In January 2014, Information Week reported that CCHIT would exit the EHR certification business.[6]
On November 14, 2014, CCHIT ceased all operations.[7]
Announcements of CCHIT Certified Productsedit
On July 18, 2006, CCHIT released its first list of 20 certified ambulatory EMR and EHR products [8]
On July 31, 2006, CCHIT announced that two additional EHR products had achieved certification.[9]
On October 23, 2006, CCHIT released its second list of 11 certified vendors.[10]
On April 30, 2007, CCHIT released its third list of 18 certified vendors.[11]
On November 16, 2009, CCHIT its initial draft criteria for Behavioral Health, Clinical Research, and Dermatology EHRs, with expected final publication available July 2010.
Commissionersedit
The Commission, chaired by Karen Bell, M.D., M.M.S, was composed of 21 members each serving two-year terms.
Stakeholdersedit
Certified EHR products benefit many interested groups and individuals:
Purchasers and payers – from government to the private sector – who are prepared to offer financial incentives for HIT adoption but need the assurance of having a mechanism in place to ensure that products deliver the expected benefits
Quality improvement organizations that seek out an efficient means of measuring that criteria have been assessed and met
CCHIT and its volunteer work groups strove to fairly represent the interests of each of these diverse groups in an open forum, communicating the progress of its work and seeking input from all quarters. CCHIT received the endorsements of a number of professional medical organizations, including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, the Physicians' Foundation for Health Systems Excellence and Physicians' Foundation for Health Systems Innovation.
^U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (October 26, 2006): HHS Officially Recognizes Certification Body to Evaluate Electronic Health Records January 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^Public postings of CCHIT work products for the ambulatory domain May 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^Public postings of CCHIT work products for the inpatient domain January 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^CCHIT to Expand Electronic Health Record Certification to Some Specialties December 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine (November 28, 2006)
^CCHIT: Certifying EHR for Specialty Medicine and Special Care Settings[permanent dead link]
^"CCHIT Exits EHR Certification Business - InformationWeek". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
^"Learn about Health Information Technology | CCHIT.org". from the original on 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2010-11-15. Retrieved January 24, 2015
^Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (July 18, 2006): CCHIT Announces First Certified Electronic Health Record Products January 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 26, 2006
^Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (July 31, 2006):CCHIT Announces Additional Certified Electronic Health Record Products June 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 31, 2006
^CCHIT Announces New Certified Electronic Health Record Products (October 23, 2006): CCHIT Announces New Certified Electronic Health Record Products February 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^CCHIT Announces New Certified Electronic Health Record Products (April 30, 2007): CCHIT Announces New Certified Electronic Health Record Products September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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This article s use of external links may not follow Wikipedia s policies or guidelines Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology CCHIT was an independent 501 c 3 nonprofit organization with the public mission of accelerating adoption of robust interoperable health information technology in the United States The Commission certified electronic health record technology EHR from 2006 until 2014 It was approved by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ONC of the U S Department of Health and Human Services HHS as an Authorized Testing and Certification Body ONC ATCB The CCHIT Certified program is an independently developed certification that includes a rigorous inspection of an EHR s integrated functionality interoperability and security using criteria developed by CCHIT s broadly representative expert work groups These products may also be certified in the ONC ATCB certification program Certification Commission for Healthcare Information TechnologyFormation2004Typeindependent501 c 3 non profitServiceshealth care informationWebsitewww wbr cchit wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Goals 3 Operations 3 1 Announcements of CCHIT Certified Products 4 Commissioners 5 Stakeholders 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External linksHistory editCCHIT was founded in 2004 with support from three leading industry associations in healthcare information management and technology the American Health Information Management Association AHIMA the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society HIMSS and the National Alliance for Health Information Technology the Alliance In September 2005 CCHIT was awarded a 3 year contract by the U S Department of Health and Human Services HHS to develop and evaluate the certification criteria and inspection process for EHRs and the networks through which they interoperate In October 2006 HHS officially designated CCHIT as a Recognized Certification Body RCB 1 In July 2010 HHS published new rules for recognizing testing and certification bodies scheduled to take effect when it named the new bodies In September 2010 the Office of the National Coordinator ONC of HHS named CCHIT again under these new rules CCHIT is an ONC Authorized Testing and Certification Body ONC ATCB Goals editReduce the risk of Healthcare Information Technology HIT investment by physicians and other providers Ensure interoperability compatibility of HIT products Assure payers and purchasers providing incentives for electronic health records EHR adoption that the ROI will be improved quality Protect the privacy of patients personal health information Operations editCCHIT focused its first efforts on ambulatory EHR products 2 for the office based physician and provider and began commercial certification in May 2006 CCHIT then developed a process of certification for inpatient EHR products 3 and launched that program in 2007 CCHIT then assessed the need for and potential benefit of certifying EHR for specialty medicine special care settings and special needs populations 4 5 CCHIT in a collaboration with the MITRE Corporation also developed an open source program called Laika to test EHR software for compliance with federally named interoperability standards In January 2014 Information Week reported that CCHIT would exit the EHR certification business 6 On November 14 2014 CCHIT ceased all operations 7 Announcements of CCHIT Certified Products edit On July 18 2006 CCHIT released its first list of 20 certified ambulatory EMR and EHR products 8 On July 31 2006 CCHIT announced that two additional EHR products had achieved certification 9 On October 23 2006 CCHIT released its second list of 11 certified vendors 10 On April 30 2007 CCHIT released its third list of 18 certified vendors 11 On November 16 2009 CCHIT released its initial draft criteria for Behavioral Health Clinical Research and Dermatology EHRs with expected final publication available July 2010 Commissioners editThe Commission chaired by Karen Bell M D M M S was composed of 21 members each serving two year terms Stakeholders editCertified EHR products benefit many interested groups and individuals Physicians hospitals health care systems safety net providers public health agencies and other purchasers of HIT products who seek quality interoperability data portability and security Purchasers and payers from government to the private sector who are prepared to offer financial incentives for HIT adoption but need the assurance of having a mechanism in place to ensure that products deliver the expected benefits Quality improvement organizations that seek out an efficient means of measuring that criteria have been assessed and met Standards development and informatics experts that gain consensus on standards Vendors who benefit from having to meet a single set of criteria and from having a voice in the process Healthcare consumers ultimately the most important stakeholders who will benefit from a reliable accurate and secure record of their healthCCHIT and its volunteer work groups strove to fairly represent the interests of each of these diverse groups in an open forum communicating the progress of its work and seeking input from all quarters CCHIT received the endorsements of a number of professional medical organizations including the American Academy of Family Physicians the American Academy of Pediatrics the American College of Physicians the Physicians Foundation for Health Systems Excellence and Physicians Foundation for Health Systems Innovation See also editElectronic health recordNotes edit U S Department of Health and Human Services October 26 2006 HHS Officially Recognizes Certification Body to Evaluate Electronic Health Records Archived January 3 2007 at the Wayback Machine Public postings of CCHIT work products for the ambulatory domain Archived May 14 2009 at the Wayback Machine Public postings of CCHIT work products for the inpatient domain Archived January 8 2007 at the Wayback Machine CCHIT to Expand Electronic Health Record Certification to Some Specialties Archived December 8 2006 at the Wayback Machine November 28 2006 CCHIT Certifying EHR for Specialty Medicine and Special Care Settings permanent dead link CCHIT Exits EHR Certification Business InformationWeek InformationWeek Retrieved 2015 10 28 Learn about Health Information Technology CCHIT org Archived from the original on 2016 12 13 Retrieved 2010 11 15 Retrieved January 24 2015 Certification Commission for Health Information Technology July 18 2006 CCHIT Announces First Certified Electronic Health Record Products Archived January 8 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 26 2006 Certification Commission for Health Information Technology July 31 2006 CCHIT Announces Additional Certified Electronic Health Record Products Archived June 23 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 31 2006 CCHIT Announces New Certified Electronic Health Record Products October 23 2006 CCHIT Announces New Certified Electronic Health Record Products Archived February 10 2007 at the Wayback Machine CCHIT Announces New Certified Electronic Health Record Products April 30 2007 CCHIT Announces New Certified Electronic Health Record Products Archived September 27 2007 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology amp oldid 1174170293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
