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Medflow EMR 7.1 Receives 08 CCHIT Certification

August 7, 2009 By 5 Comments

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has certified the Medflow EMR 7.1 electronic health record system for office-based use, Medflow announced in a press release.

Medflow products are marketed primarily for ophthalmology.

The certification confirms that the Medflow 7.1 EMR has electronic prescribing capability, ensures safe and effective drug dosing, helps prevent adverse drug interactions and allergies, ensures the flow of standardized patient information, offers enhanced diagnostic image viewing capabilities, streamlines the management of patient consent and authorization forms, and ensures efficient storage and retrieval of laboratory results, according to the release.

“Medflow has always been the industry leader in the delivery of EHR solutions to eye care professionals,” Jim Riggi, Medflow president and CEO, said in the release. “Our first priority is to develop products that improve the quality of care our users provide to their patients. Medflow has a long history of promoting industry standards that protect the patient and improve care.”

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  • http://freeemrsolution.com/ Andrew Eriksen

    Medflow is a good product for ophthalmologists but there are some features of their product that in my opinion are still underdeveloped. The certification should help Medflow increase market share as many physicians have narrowed their EMR selection to include only certified EMR/EHR Solutions.

  • http://hellostephen.com Steve Campbell

    Thanks for adding your insights Andrew. I completely agree with your
    point that many (perhaps too many) physicians have narrowed their EMR
    section to include only certified EMR/EHR Solutions. Perhaps as the
    pool of certified products begins to enlarge some of the more fully
    fleshed out products will gain wider exposer.

  • http://freeemrsolution.com/ Andrew Eriksen-Emr Reviews

    Well said, I guess I should also say that CCHIT certification does not mean that the software is “better” than its non-certified counterpart. Many physicians have heard so much about certification they think that this means that the product as a whole is a sound solution. Because of the costs involved in the certification process, many companies have had to reallocate R&D funds to cover these absorbent costs. I would pay special attention to key indices like rising support ticket times, decline in the knowledge or experience of account reps, and the continued delay of key releases. These are simple things to look for but will shed light on how well your company is actually doing.

  • http://hellostephen.com Steve Campbell

    You are so right! CCHIT certification absolutely does not mean that a
    given software product is better than a non-certified product.
    Hopefully the physicians making these decisions have someone who can
    advise them about the software licensing process, and how best to
    compare products and the companies selling those products. You've
    made some excellent suggestions here in what to look for when
    evaluating different products, thanks.

  • http://hellostephen.com Steve Campbell

    You are so right! CCHIT certification absolutely does not mean that a
    given software product is better than a non-certified product.
    Hopefully the physicians making these decisions have someone who can
    advise them about the software licensing process, and how best to
    compare products and the companies selling those products. You've
    made some excellent suggestions here in what to look for when
    evaluating different products, thanks.