4medica's Certified Solution Gives Hospitals Affordable Cloud EHR to Attain Stimulus Funds
ONC-ATC Certified Cloud EHR Is Faster Alternative for Achievable Stage 1 Meaningful Use Strategy
(firmenpresse) - CULVER CITY, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/03/11 -- announced today that its has earned certification as an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Module. The cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) iEHR solution satisfies the general and inpatient categories of certification criteria and meets the inpatient clinical quality measures required for hospitals and health systems to attest for Stage 1 meaningful use. With 15 months or less to go, healthcare organizations can rapidly deploy the affordable iEHR within weeks to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
4medica's iEHR Module was certified by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ATCB). The certification number is CC-1112-401670-4.
"To qualify for Stage 1 incentive payments in the first round of attestation, hospitals must comply with 19 objectives comprised of 14 core measures and five out of 10 menu set objectives between now and early July 2012," said Oleg Bess, M.D., 4medica's CEO. "However, it is unlikely that many will meet requirements in time while installing or waiting for vendors to implement upgraded versions of locally hosted EHRs that typically require 12 to 18 months. Our cloud iEHR can be deployed in weeks rather than months or years. It is the perfect alternative for small- and medium-sized facilities to quickly meet computerized provider order entry, interoperability, privacy and other key inpatient criteria."
Cost is the biggest differentiator between cloud-based EHRs and locally hosted EHRs. A SaaS solution with clinical integration capability is estimated to cost a 100- to 150-bed facility 50 to 66 percent less than a $1 million to $1.5 million traditional EHR system.
"The cloud computing model also spares providers from spending $4 to $5 million in extra implementation and maintenance costs," noted Dr. Bess. "SaaS leverages a standard web browser and high speed Internet connection that prevents lengthy system testing and training and hiring of additional I.T. staff typically required by conventional EHRs. We operate and maintain our iEHR at our professionally managed co-located data centers."
4medica's advanced clinical integration capabilities further help hospitals leverage their existing information technology infrastructure to meet meaningful use reporting requirements. The iEHR can capture and aggregate laboratory, imaging, pathology, e-prescribing, and inpatient and ambulatory data from multiple sources into a single, patient-centric record. Physicians can exchange the interoperable health information with other healthcare professionals via ancillary systems inside and outside their enterprise to enhance continuity of a patient's care.
4medica's iEHR version 10.11 meets the following certification criteria:
170.302(a) Drug-drug, drug-allergy interaction checks
170.302(b) Drug-formulary checks
170.302(c) Maintain up-to-date problem list
170.302(d) Maintain active medication list
170.302(e) Maintain active medication allergy list
170.302(f) Record and chart vital signs
170.302(g) Smoking status
170.302(h) Incorporate laboratory test results
170.302(k) Submission to immunization registries
170.302(n) Automated measure calculation
170.302(o) Access control
170.302(p) Emergency access
170.302(q) Automatic log-off
170.302(r) Audit log
170.302(s) Integrity
170.302(t) Authentication
170.302(u) General encryption
170.302(v) Encryption when exchanging electronic health information
170.306(a) CPOE
170.306(b) Record demographics
170.306(c) Clinical decision support
170.306(d) Electronic copy of health information
170.306(e) Electronic copy of discharge instructions
170.306(f) Exchange clinical information and patient summary record
170.306(h) Advance directives
170.306(i) Calculate and submit clinical quality measures.
4medica provides the industry's leading cloud SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) clinical integration platform, the Integrated Electronic Health Record (iEHR(SM)), to help healthcare organizations create a seamless view of the patient care experience and drive EHR adoption. The intuitive iEHR platform design integrates with and builds upon disparate systems to facilitate interoperable data exchange across various care settings to promote care continuity. To help small community and rural hospitals qualify for ARRA incentives and demonstrate Meaningful Use, 4medica's cloud computing model is scalable, lower cost, maintenance-free, easy to use and deployable in four months or less, eliminating large capital outlays or resource utilization. 4medica connects 100-plus institutional facilities including hospitals, health systems, physicians, laboratories and radiology and pathology clinics, and its products are used by more than 27,000 physicians. For more information, visit .
Angela Jenkins for 4medica
720.859.6930
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