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CCHIT’s Mark Leavitt has published his analysis of the $400,000 contract that NIST awared to Booz Allen Hamilton to develop a framework for electronic health record certification (see certified EHR).

Honestly, it seems that Mark’s as confused as everyone about this whole process. This is an interesting development since I would have thought that CCHIT would have had a close relationship with HHS, ONC, NIST, CMS, etc. The fact that CCHIT and Mark Leavitt are kind of left in the dark and full of lots of questions is not a good sign for CCHIT and fans of CCHIT. It is a good sign for those who don’t care for CCHIT.

Related posts:

1. Guest Blog Post: Who is CCHIT?
2. Meaning (or lack therof) of the CCHIT Preliminary ARRA EHR Certification
3. CCHIT Comments on Interim Final Rule for EHR Certification Criteria
4. New CCHIT EHR Certifications Including Costs
5. ONC to Meet with Potential CCHIT Alternatives