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6 responses to "ONC-ATCB Certified EHR Breakdown"

1. # Don B commented on December 2nd, 2010:

   Yup. I was one of the doubters.

   Do we know how many apps have failed to gain their certification at least or initially … or who still have not passed despite multiple attempts?

   You know what I’m thinking.

2. # ONC-ATCB Certified EHR Breakdown by Certifying Body | EMR and EHR pingbacked on December 3rd, 2010:

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3. # John commented on December 3rd, 2010:

   Don B,
   I haven’t seen any data in that regard. Although, it would be surprising if someone couldn’t pass. It is after all an open book test.

4. # Don B commented on December 3rd, 2010:

   Aahhh… so it’s true!

   If it was an “open book test” that everyone passed… then that 6 month long wait for ONC to “knight”
   CCHIT and Drummond … and then the two ATCB’s to certify all those applications was in fact …

   … a total fool’s errand that cost the applicants time and money getting to the market.

5. # Jim Tate commented on December 7th, 2010:

   I have been very close the to the certification process during the Stage 1 MU tests. I can assure you it is not as easy as it appears. The generation of valid interoperability files, capture of an eRx message in correct format, emergency access, and Quality measures have caused problems and failures for more than a few vednors.

6. # John commented on December 7th, 2010:

   Jim,
   They might have failed once, but did they all pass on retest?

   I don’t want to make the EHR certification seem like it’s an easy process. I loved the one EHR vendor’s estimate that it would cost like half a million dollars of development time and other costs to certify. That’s no joke.

   In fact, every EHR vendor I’ve talked to seems to have essentially taken one development cycle to implement the certification criteria.

   I’d love to hear more about the process of certifying and the challenges EHR vendors have faced. Maybe as a guest post?