Recent News: Certification Commission Launches 2011 Certification

CCHIT Certified® and Preliminary ARRA Programs Now Available

CHICAGO, IL (October 7, 2009) -- The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) announced that it opened applications for new certification programs today as planned. In addition to an updated Comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) certification program, called CCHIT Certified® 2011, the Commission is offering a modular certification program called Preliminary ARRA 2011 that is limited to the standards for qualifying EHR technology under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Complete information about these programs, their requirements and the application is available at http://www.cchit.org/get_certified.

“Our decision to move forward instead of waiting has been met with a very positive response,” said Alisa Ray, CCHIT executive director. “The ‘Get Certified’ workshop on October 1 exceeded our attendance expectations, drawing over 310 people, with strong interest in both programs.  Today, we are opening both of our 2011 programs for certification applications from vendors and developers.”

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