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Top News: Certification Requirements for EHR Stimulus are published Now the decision process for the EHR/EMR investment is much more transparent. On December 30th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Meaningful Use that identifies the criteria for becoming a meaningful user of health IT. These criteria will determine whether healthcare providers are eligible for ARRA incentive payments. Based on 20+ years of experience in the field of ophthalmic electronic medical records (EMR), as well as experience with similar certification processes in Europe, ifa is well positioned to provide complete compliance with incentive requirements. We are also the first vendor in the industry to publish a Certification Conformance Statement with an incentive guarantee included in the standard license agreement. Please visit our Download Area for comprehensive information regarding the EHR Incentive Program. For more information specific to your unique needs or to schedule an appointment with a certified ifa consultant, send us an This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Get your "easy to understand" This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (USD 44,000 per physician). Ask the expert- Interview with Dale Cook, VP Sales of ifa united i-tech. Question: What is new regarding the certification criteria? Dale Cook: After much discussion and time, the government finally released a set of “meaningful use” requirements to help move the ARRA incentive program into high gear. In fact, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Meaningful Use, contains a wide range of clinical and technological criteria, much of what we at ifa anticipated, and all of which we presently address with our present EMR solution. But I would say that the big surprise—what was not expected and news to us—is the certification process itself. CCHIT was recognized in the past as a certifying body, but, now its future status is unclear. Certainly, the new certification criteria were design and released for use by a certifying body. However, the process to recognize that body will come later on. As a company, we made a tough decision to hold back on a CCHIT certification because of what we perceived as gaps in areas that hadn’t been a focus by CCHIT. It turns out that our intuition was right, especially with the emphasis for high-end requirements like those for the broad exchange of data, deep level reporting, and data mining. We have provided these features for years because our unique software and data base design accommodates a comprehensive information model and use of clinical defined structured data. Question: What are your expectations for the EMR market now? Dale Cook: According to the studies approx. 8-10% of the eye care professionals want to start with the full funding for 2011 and start with their EMR project before 12.31.2010. Estimating a proposed decision and implementation process of minimum 6-9 months it is now time to become active for everybody.
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