Software Complies With 100 Percent of Updated 2007 Certification Criteria
MONTVALE, NJ--(Marketwire - August 18, 2008) - The Certification Commission for Healthcare
Information Technology (CCHIT®) today announced that SRS CareCast Version
7.0 from SRSsoft is CCHIT
Certified®, and meets the Commission's ambulatory electronic health
record (EHR) criteria for 2007. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician
offices and clinics where most Americans get their healthcare. CCHIT -- an
independent, nonprofit organization -- is the Recognized Certification Body
in the United States for certifying health information technology products.
In the second year of the program's operation, the criteria and testing
have been significantly enhanced. The Commission added 96 criteria to the
151 original requirements from last year. As a CCHIT Certified product,
SRS CareCast has been tested and passed inspection of 100 percent of a set
of updated criteria for functionality, interoperability and security.
"For 2007, the Commission raised the bar from the previous year's criteria.
Ambulatory EHRs now must include electronic prescribing, demonstrate an
ability to receive lab results, and show enhanced patient safety, quality,
and security features," said Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., chair, CCHIT.
"Investment in 2007 certified ambulatory EHRs gives providers even more
powerful tools to improve quality, safety and efficiency while protecting
the privacy of health information."
The CCHIT Certified mark -- a "seal of approval" for EHR products --
provides the first consensus-based, government-recognized benchmark for
ambulatory EHR products. By looking to products with the CCHIT Certified
seal, physicians and other providers can reduce their risk in selecting an
EHR product, allowing them to focus their evaluation on the special needs
of their practices.
"I am thrilled that SRS has expanded the scope of our offerings to include
a CCHIT Certified product," says Evan Steele, CEO of SRS. "It has always
been the company's mission to provide physicians with a range of solutions
that will enable them to provide superior patient care and service tailored
to their unique environments."
CCHIT's certification compliance criteria and its design for a
certification inspection process have been thoroughly researched, taking
into account the state of the art of EHRs and available standards, and
comparing certification processes in other industries and other countries.
The inspection process is based on real-life medical scenarios designed to
test products rigorously against the clinical needs of providers and the
quality and safety needs of healthcare consumers and payers. One script,
for example, recreates a scenario of an elderly man with poorly controlled
diabetes, hypertension and other chronic conditions in order to test EHR
functions such as potential adverse drug reactions, disease management and
treatment plans.
About SRS
For more than a decade, SRS has been a beacon in the ever-evolving
healthcare IT industry. With a nationwide customer base encompassing every
medical specialty, SRS provides powerful, flexible, award-winning solutions
affording physicians professional peace of mind and unprecedented growth of
their enterprise. For more information, visit www.srssoft.com, e-mail
info@srssoft.com, fax 201.802.1301, or call 800.288.8369.
About CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology
(CCHIT®) is an independent, nonprofit organization that has been named by
the federal government as the Recognized Certification Body for health
information technology. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of health
information technology by creating a credible, sustainable certification
program. The certification requirements are based on widely accepted
industry standards and involve the work of hundreds of expert volunteers
and input from a variety of stakeholders throughout the healthcare
industry. More information on CCHIT and CCHIT Certified® products is
available at www.cchit.org.
"CCHIT®" and "CCHIT Certified®" are service marks of the Certification
Commission for Healthcare Information Technology.
Contact Information: Media Contact:
Carie Stabile
SRS
800.288.8369