The following is a guest post by William O’Toole, the founder of the O’Toole Law Group, PC, a practice specializing exclusively in healthcare information technology. You may think the difficult work is done after you’ve selected an EMR system for your hospital or medical practice, but the decisions don’t end with product selection. An EMR [...]
Four Important Considerations When Negotiating a Contract with an EMR Vendor
MTBC WebEHR 1.0 Achieves ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 EHR Certification From ICSA Labs
MTBC has achieved 2011/2012 complete Electronic Health Record ONC-ATCB Certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting providers with Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. MTBC WebEHR was certified on May 2, 2012 under ICSA Labs’ ONC-ATCB Electronic Health Record program and [...]
ICNet Achieves ONC Meaningful Use EHR Certification from ICSA Labs
ICNet has achieved 2011/2012 COMPLETE EHR ONC-ATCB Certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting providers with Stage 1 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. ICNet was certified on May 1st, 2012 ICSA Labs’ ONC-ATCB Electronic Health Record program and is compliant in accordance [...]
Horizon Medical World’s “MyDoctorsChart” Receives ONC-ATCB Certification by Drummond Group
Horizon Medical World’s MyDoctorsChart has earned Complete EHR Ambulatory Certification. The designation officially deems the electronic health record software capable of enabling providers to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Testing and Certification Body program, [...]
Houston Orthopedics & Spine Hospital Achieves Stage 1 Meaning Use with Healthcare Management Systems EHR
Houston Orthopedic & Spine Hospital has met Stage 1 meaningful use criteria using the certified electronic health record from Healthcare Management Systems Inc.® (HMS). The 64-bed specialty orthopedic and neuro-spine facility achieved meaningful use less than a year after implementing the HMS EHR, which rapidly delivered clinical and financial improvements while serving as the facility’s [...]
The MetaVision Suite by iMDsoft Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification
iMDsoft® announced today that iMDsoft’s MetaVision Suite®, 5.46.40, is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as an EHR Module on March 9, 2012 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable HOSPITAL certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The 2011/2012 criteria support the [...]
Frost and Sullivan Report Sees the EHR Market for Hospitals Peaking in 2012
According to Harvard researchers, as of 2009, it was estimated that approximately 90 percent of U.S. hospitals had implemented many of the various clinical IT systems that underlie the core functionality that comprise electronic health records (EHRs). However, only around 12 percent of hospitals were using what could be considered either a basic or advanced [...]
New Release of EHR and Practice Management Software from Success EHS is both ONC-ATCB and CCHIT certified
SuccessEHS announces that its newest software release, SuccessEHS 6.1, is ONC-ATCB certified as a Complete EHR. SuccessEHS 6.1 is also a CCHIT Certified ® 2011 Ambulatory EHR additionally certified for Child Health, with a 5-star usability rating. This new software release will be available to clients in the coming weeks. SuccessEHS has optimized features and [...]
IDS’ AbbaDox EHR 8.0 Receives ONC-ATCB Certification as Complete Ambulatory EHR
Integrated Document Solutions (IDS), a pioneer in delivering healthcare applications via cloud computing, announced today that its flagship workflow portal AbbaDox EHR 8.0 has been certified as a Complete Ambulatory EHR. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) program, AbbaDox EHR [...]
The Health Information Technology Training Program that Not Enough People Know About
Are you a healthcare or information technology professional that’s interested in expanding your expertise? Would you like to help hospitals and medical practices implement and maintain electronic health records and meet meaningful use requirements? Did you know there was an inexpensive program being offered at community colleges around the country that can help to prepare [...]








