The patients had the same name, lived in the same city and were born only one day apart. But the girl in front of Dr. Shamiza Ally was not the one in the photo on her medical record. It turns out the front office staff had inadvertently checked in the wrong patient, and Ally had [...]
Concise Guide to CCHIT Certification Criteria available
June 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
You can download a PDF version of the nine page Concise Guide to CCHIT Certification Criteria fromt the CCHIT website here.
EMR in the world of Medical Tourism
June 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia Global healthcare (also called medical tourism) is a rapidly growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain quality medical treatment, often at significant savings, even after accounting for airfare and a short vacation. To date more than 50 countries have identified medical tourism as a national industry. While reliable statistics are [...]
Medflow EMR 7.1 Receives 08 Pre-market Conditional CCHIT Certification
June 1, 2009 By 1 Comment
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) today announced that Medflow’s product Medflow EMR 7.1 is a pre-market, conditionally CCHIT Certified® 08 Ambulatory EHR and meets the Certification Commission’s electronic health record (EHR) criteria for office-based use. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and clinics where most Americans get their healthcare. The Commission [...]
