Wellsoft EDIS Complies With Emergency Department Standards
In November 2008, Wellsoft EDIS v11 received 08 CCHIT Certification by
complying with
Emergency Department EHR requirements.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare
Information Technology (CCHIT)
is a private non-profit organization recognized by the federal government as an
official certification body for healthcare information technology products.
Its
mission is to accelerate adoption of robust, interoperable health information
technology
(HIT) through the United States by creating an efficient, credible
and sustainable certification program.
The CCHIT inspection process is based on real-life medical scenarios designed
to test products rigorously against the clinical documentation needs of providers and the
quality and
safety needs of healthcare consumers and payers. This certification process
provides an objective set of
criteria against which HIT products can be measured to enable purchasers to reliably make an investment in those products and to assure healthcare
consumers that they can trust their health information to be stored in those products.
The CCHIT Certification Program sets the health industry bar for:
• Functionality - setting features and functions that meet a basic set of requirements
• Interoperability - enabling standards-based data exchange with other sources of
healthcare information
• Security - ensuring data privacy and robustness to prevent data loss
ED EHR 08 Certification
Wellsoft passed 100% of the ED EHR 08
Test Script
demonstrating interoperability
and compliance in:
• HL7 Standards & Message
• HIPAA
• Audit Trail Node Authentication
• Security Features
• Functionality Features including:
Patient Registration & Tracking
Order Tracking & Results
Medication Management
Clinical Documentation
Discharge-Admit-Transfer
2009 Pilot Study
In April, 2009 – Wellsoft Corporation participated in
the CCHIT Pilot Study, designed to gauge the testability
of
CCHIT’s 09 certification criteria and demonstrate
the effectiveness of its
process.
CCHIT Work Group Member
In June, 2009, Matt Weintraub, RN, BSN,
CEN,
PHRN, Wellsoft’s VP of Development & Operations,
was selected in to become a CCHIT Emergency Department
Work Group Member. |
85% of hospitals in
the contracting
phase of
an IT acquisition
have signed with a CCHIT
certified vendor since
November 2007.
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| Wellsoft Corporation leadership is actively involved
in the Technical Working Groups and Clinical
Working Groups of CCHIT, HITSP, HL7, IHE,
EIA, ACEP and ENA. |
Since 1988, Wellsoft Corporation has had extensive
experience with interoperability.
We believe
becoming a CCHIT Certified product demonstrates
Wellsoft’s continued commitment to industry approved
standards. We continue to incorporate
standards into our product with focus on promoting
patient safety, enhancing patient care and exceeding
our client’s needs and expectations.
John Santmann, MD
President & CEO
Wellsoft Corporation
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