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Allscripts HealthMatics® and TouchWorks Electronic Health Records Receive CCHIT Certifications

EHR Software Solutions from Allscripts Comply with 100 Percent of CCHIT Certification Criteria

WASHINGTON, D.C. - JULY 18, 2006 - At a press conference attended by health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, the Certification Commission for healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT^sm) today announced that Allscripts is CCHIT Certified^sm for its HealthMatics® and TouchWorks™ Electronic Health Records and meets CCHIT ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR) criteria for 2006. more...

Medical Record e-devices get government approval

Posted 7/18/2006 9:03 PM ET
By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY
The first Electronic Health Records products to win government approval were announced Tuesday, a step toward encouraging doctors to switch from paper systems.

The certification of 19 companies' products - by a national group funded by the government last year - means doctors buying the software can expect it to collect certain data, secure that data and work with other products so that records can eventually transfer among doctors, clinics and hospital and other entities. more...

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