EHR Intelligence July 11, 2017
Healthcare industry insiders are hinting that successful EHR use cases should carry more weight than EHR certification.
EHR certification is useful in signaling when certain technology meets industry standards in a test environment. In particular, 2015 edition ONC health IT certification informs providers when a certain technology can be used to earn payments under federal incentive programs such as the EHR Incentive Program and the Quality Payment Program.
However, the recent $155-million lawsuit to settle EHR certification allegations against eClinicalWorks has raised questions about the significance of EHR testing versus performance in the real world.
Providers relying on word of mouth and health IT certifications when making EHR purchasing decisions now have less assurance these stamps of approval mean much.
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