Company’s Complete Line of Acute Care, Emergency Department and Ambulatory EHR Solutions Now Certified for Meaningful Use
CHICAGO, Dec. 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — CHICAGO, Dec. 28, 2010 — Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) announced today that Sunrise Acute Care, Version 5.5 and Sunrise Emergency Care Version 5.5 are 2011/2012 compliant and were certified as Complete EHRs on December 21, 2010 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT(R)), an Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Authorized Testing and Certification Body (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 Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Additionally, Sunrise Acute Care Module Set Version 5.5, Sunrise Emergency Care Module Set Version 5.5 and Sunrise Patient Portal Version 5.5 and Sunrise Acute Care EHR Version 5.5, are 2011/2012 compliant and were certified as EHR Modules on December 21, 2010 by CCHIT, in accordance with the applicable hospital certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Sunrise Ambulatory Care Module Set Version 5.5, and Sunrise Patient Portal Version 5.5 and Sunrise Ambulatory Care Version 5.5 are 2011/2012 compliant and were certified as EHR Modules on December 21, 2010 by CCHIT, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Allscripts elected to submit Sunrise Acute Care and Emergency Care for certification as both a Complete and Modular EHR to accommodate hospitals that prefer to keep an existing third-party analytics product. Hospitals can either use the Sunrise Clinical Analytics embedded within Sunrise Acute Care or Sunrise Emergency Care to demonstrate the quality measure reporting requirement of Meaningful Use, or choose to integrate their third-party system with Sunrise Acute Care Modular or Emergency Care Modular to satisfy the requirement. That third-party reporting system, however, will be required under ARRA rules to be ARRA certified as an EHR module, otherwise the hospital will have to certify the reporting module themselves – a time-consuming and expensive process.
Three clinical components of Allscripts Sunrise 5.5 EHR were previously certified by CCHIT in July. Those components included: Sunrise Clinical Manager 2011 Suite, Version 5.5, Sunrise Ambulatory Care 2011 Suite, Version 5.5 and Sunrise Emergency Care 2011 Suite, Version 5.5.
"Certification of our Sunrise Acute Care, Emergency Department and Ambulatory Electronic Health Records is an important milestone for the company as it marks the completion of ARRA certification for our full portfolio of ambulatory and acute EHRs, a commitment we made to our clients," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts.
"The Federal incentives for EHR adoption represent an unparalleled opportunity for healthcare organizations to implement tools which can help improve healthcare quality and efficiency. We believe our ONC-ATCB certified products, coupled with our experience delivering meaningful value for tens of thousands of physician practices and hospitals across the country, make Allscripts an ideal organization to partner with as we create a connected community of health."
The ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification program tests and certifies that Complete EHRs meet all of the 2011/2012 criteria and EHR Modules meet one or more – but not all – of the criteria approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for either eligible provider or hospital technology. Companies offering ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certified EHR modules may return to test additional criteria and certify their products as Complete EHRs later. Companies certifying products early in the ONC-ATCB certification process must quickly adapt their products to meet the evolving nature of the NIST test procedures, particularly for electronic prescribing. ONC-ATCB product certification updates will be available at http://www.cchit.org as they occur.
"CCHIT is pleased to be testing and certifying products so that companies are now able to offer these products to providers who wish to purchase and implement certified EHR technology and achieve meaningful use in time for the 2011-2012 incentives," said Karen M. Bell, M.D., M.S.S., Chair, CCHIT.
2011/2012 certification conferred by CCHIT does not represent an endorsement of the certified EHR technology by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services nor does it guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.
Sunrise Acute Care
Sunrise Acute Care Version 5.5, certification number, CC-1112-498885-5, certified on December 21, 2010 meets all certification criteria under the hospital domain.
The clinical quality measures to which Sunrise Acute Care Version 5.5 has been certified include: NQF 0371-0376, NQF 0435-0441, NQF 0495 and NQF 0497
The additional software used in testing includes: ExitCare, Allscripts Auditing Services, Wireshark, BitLocker Drive Encryption, Immunization Manager, Wellness Manager, Allscripts eLink/ISS (Interface Engine), Medical Logic Modules, IMO Problem IT, Order Reconciliation Module, Sunrise Clinical Analytics, SQL Services Reporting Software, Multum addVantageRx and Education Log.
Sunrise Emergency Care
Sunrise Emergency Care Version 5.5, certification number CC-1112-498885-1, certified on December 21, 2010 meets all certification criteria under the hospital domain.
The clinical quality measures to which Sunrise Emergency Care Version 5.5 has been certified include: NQF 0371-0376, NQF 0435-0441, NQF 0495 and NQF 0497
The additional software used in testing includes: Immunization Manager, Wellness Manager, Allscripts eLink/ISS (Interface Engine), Medical Logic Modules (MLM), IMO Problem IT, Order Reconciliation Module, Sunrise Clinical Analytics, BitLocker Drive Encryption, SQL Services Reporting Software, Multum addVantageRx, Education Log, ExitCare, Wireshark and Allscripts Auditing Services.
Sunrise Acute Care Modular Set
Sunrise Acute Care Module Set Version 5.5, certification number CC-1112-498885-6, certified on December 21, 2010 meets the following certification criteria under the hospital domain: 170.302a-170, 170.302w and 170.306a-170.306h.
The additional software used in testing includes: Immunization Manager, Wellness Manager, Allscripts eLink/ISS (Interface Engine), Medical Logic Modules (MLM), IMO Problem IT, Order Reconciliation Module, BitLocker Drive Encryption, SQL Services Reporting Software, Multum addVantageRx, Education Log, ExitCare, Wireshark and Allscripts Auditing Services.
Sunrise Emergency Care Modular Set
Sunrise Emergency Care Module Set Version 5.5, certification number CC-1112-498885-2, certified on December 21, 2010 meets the following criteria under the hospital domain: 170.302a- 170.302w and 170.306a-170.306h.
The additional software used in testing includes: Immunization Manager, Wellness Manager, Allscripts eLink/ISS (Interface Engine), Medical Logic Modules (MLM), IMO Problem IT, Order Reconciliation Module, BitLocker Drive Encryption, SQL Services Reporting Software, Multum addVantageRx, Education Log, ExitCare, Wireshark and Allscripts Auditing Services.
Sunrise Ambulatory Care Module Set
Sunrise Ambulatory Care Module Set Version 5.5, certification number CC-1112-498885-7, certified on December 21, 2010 meets the following certification criteria under the eligible provider domain: 170.302a-170.302w and 170.304a-170.304f and 170.304h-170.304j.
The clinical quality measures to which Sunrise Ambulatory Care Module Set Version 5.5 has been certified include: NQF 0013, NQF 0024, NQF 0027-0028, NQF 0038, NQF 0041, NQF 0067, NQF 0074 and NQF 0421
The additional software used in testing includes: Multum aaAdvantage Rx, IMO Problem IT, RxWriter, Education Log, Sunrise Clinical Analytics, Immunization Manager, Wellness Manager, , ExitCare, Bitlocker Drive Encryption, Allscripts eLink/ISS (Interface Engine) SQL Services Reporting Software, Allscripts Auditing Services, Wireshark, eRx and SureScripts.
Sunrise Patient Portal and Sunrise Ambulatory Care EHR
Sunrise Patient Portal Version 5.5 and Sunrise Ambulatory Care EHR Version 5.5, certification number CC-1112-498885-3 certified on December 21, 2010 meets the following certification criteria under the eligible provider domain: 170.302o-170.302w, 170.304g and 170.304h.
The additional software used in testing includes: IMO Problem IT, RxWriter, eRx, SureScripts, Multum aaAdvantage Rx, , Wireshark and Allscripts Auditing Services.
Sunrise Patient Portal and Sunrise Acute Care EHR
Sunrise Patient Portal Version 5.5 and Sunrise Acute Care EHR Version 5.5, certification number CC-1112-498885-4 certified on December 21, 2010 meets the following certification criteria under the hospital domain: 170.306d and 170.306e.
The additional software Sunrise Patient Portal Version 5.5 and Sunrise Acute Care EHR Version 5.5 relied upon to demonstrate compliance includes IMO Problem IT, Multum AddVantageRx, Wireshark, Allscripts Auditing Services, and ExitCare.
About Allscripts
Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) provides innovative solutions thatempower all stakeholders across the healthcare continuum todeliver world-class outcomes. The company’s clinical, financial, connectivity and information solutions for hospitals, physicians and post-acute organizations are the essential technologies that enable a connected community of health. To learn more about Allscripts, please visit www.allscripts.com, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
About CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT(R)) is an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the public mission of accelerating the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology. The Commission has been certifying electronic health record technology since 2006 and is approved by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as an Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB). More information on CCHIT, CCHIT Certified(R) products and ONC-ATCB certified electronic health record technology is available at http://cchit.org.
About ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification
The ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification program tests and certifies that EHR technology is capable of meeting the 2011/2012 criteria approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The certifications include Complete EHRs, which meet all of the 2011/2012 criteria for either eligible provider or hospital technology and EHR Modules, which meet one or more – but not all – of the criteria. ONC-ATCB certification aligns with Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology published in the Federal Register in July 2010 and strictly adheres to the test procedures published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the time of testing. ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification conferred by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT(R)) does not represent an endorsement of the certified EHR technology by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services nor does it guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.
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