Comments on: News 7/7/09 http://www.histalkpractice.com/2009/07/07/news-7709/ Physician practice and systems news and opinion Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:34:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Standard Seeker http://www.histalkpractice.com/2009/07/07/news-7709/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Standard Seeker Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:55:54 +0000 http://www.histalkpractice.com/?p=709#comment-388 Handy Man “Re: Should CCHIT-certification be required for EMRs? I am disturbed at the sophomoric comment regarding CPOE and meaningful use. The parallel you feebly drew between the tools needed to build a house and the tools needed to build an effective CCHIT certified EHR were made clearly - but totally missed the mark. The author clearly missed the boat - heck the whole dock - the whole ocean for goodness sake. It isn't about the "tools," it is about the functionality - the certified functionality. Clients want to know that their purchase is eligible for ARRA funding and catapults their practices to at least a modicum level. Why would physicians purchase a product which fails to meet the meager standards set by CCHIT? Some of the driving forces behind this federal legislation are to safeguard this country and their citizens against medical error, the availability of important medical histories and provide for the most basic - continuity of care. If you can't exchange basic patient data to others in the community, especially in cases of emergency, which need it for continuity of care, you are seriously missing the boat. Just for once, I'd love to see IT vendors REALIZE that CCHIT is not about another ticket punch and simply dismiss it as that. This is about truly effective cross functional care. Take Hurricane Katrina. Without such requirements such as CCD, the poor people affected by this tragedy are left to be treated by medical professionals who haven't a clue as to their past medical histories. As a small EHR/EMR vendor, if you can't afford to be CCHIT certified, face it...it's time to sell your company. While you "fought the good fight,"a valiant effort, it's time to put your greed behind you and think more about the good of your clients' patients. After all, every company in this space SHOULD be in this business for the betterment of healthcare and patient safety - NOT padding their own pockets for less than quality products. Handy Man “Re: Should CCHIT-certification be required for EMRs? I am disturbed at the sophomoric comment regarding CPOE and meaningful use. The parallel you feebly drew between the tools needed to build a house and the tools needed to build an effective CCHIT certified EHR were made clearly – but totally missed the mark. The author clearly missed the boat – heck the whole dock – the whole ocean for goodness sake. It isn’t about the “tools,” it is about the functionality – the certified functionality. Clients want to know that their purchase is eligible for ARRA funding and catapults their practices to at least a modicum level. Why would physicians purchase a product which fails to meet the meager standards set by CCHIT? Some of the driving forces behind this federal legislation are to safeguard this country and their citizens against medical error, the availability of important medical histories and provide for the most basic – continuity of care. If you can’t exchange basic patient data to others in the community, especially in cases of emergency, which need it for continuity of care, you are seriously missing the boat. Just for once, I’d love to see IT vendors REALIZE that CCHIT is not about another ticket punch and simply dismiss it as that. This is about truly effective cross functional care. Take Hurricane Katrina. Without such requirements such as CCD, the poor people affected by this tragedy are left to be treated by medical professionals who haven’t a clue as to their past medical histories.

As a small EHR/EMR vendor, if you can’t afford to be CCHIT certified, face it…it’s time to sell your company. While you “fought the good fight,”a valiant effort, it’s time to put your greed behind you and think more about the good of your clients’ patients. After all, every company in this space SHOULD be in this business for the betterment of healthcare and patient safety – NOT padding their own pockets for less than quality products.

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