Awards, Certifications & Recognitions
iPatientCare – Medical Communication Systems (MCS) is recognized as an innovator in the healthcare informatics field, being the first vendor to offer an Electronic Health Record (EHR) on a handheld device, the first to offer a SaaS (Software as a Service) based EHR product and is selected as a preferred Unified – EHR and Practice Management Solution - by numerous Regional Extension Centers (REC), hospitals/health systems and academies. The company won special recognition from the Secretary, Health and Human Services in July, 2006 for being one of the first health IT products to be certified by CCHIT (Certificate Commission for Health IT), in addition to winning highest number of TEPR Awards in 2006, 2007 for being the best EHR in multiple categories.
With its ongoing commitment to the standards and certifications, iPatientCare EHR is currentlyCCHIT 2011 Fully Certified, SureScripts Certified for ePrescribing and ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certified Complete EHR for Meaningful Use - which ensures that all the current and prospective users of iPatientCare receive the incentives under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus package. iPatientCare has been committed to evolving and implementing standards within the industry and has been a forerunner in remaining compliant with the most recent standards and certifications.
More details on specific awards and certifications follow:
ONC-ATCB Certification for Meaningful Use (MU)
Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of National Coordinator (ONC) has established a temporary certification program for Health Information Technology (Health IT). The program provides a way for organizations to become authorized by the National Coordinator to test and certify electronic health record (EHR) technology and such organizations are called Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ONC-ATCB).
ONC-ATCB certification aligns with Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology published in the Federal Register in July 2010 and strictly adheres to the test procedures published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the time of testing. The list of certified electronic health record technology is updated as new products are certified.
iPatientCare EHR became ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certified Complete EHR for Meaningful Use very early on in September 2010 (Certification number: CC-1112-607019-1) when the process began through the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB. The 2011/2012 criteria support the Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the ARRA through Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs.
>> Details for iPatientCare ONC-ATCB certification can be viewed here.
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CCHIT® Certified® 2011
iPatientCare EHR 10.8 meets CCHIT's Ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Child Health criteria for 2011 Comprehensive Certification. Out of the 27 proposed Federal Standards applicable to Ambulatory EHR, iPatientCare 10.8 exceeds 16 criteria and meets all of the remaining 11 criteria. The CCHIT Certified® 2011 certification programs include a rigorous inspection of integrated EHR functionality, interoperability, and security according to criteria independently developed by the CCHIT's multi-stakeholder, expert work groups using CCHIT's published testing methods.
iPatientCare – MCS agrees with CCHIT’s mission of 'accelerating the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology'. As a forerunner in standards compliance, iPatientCare EHR has also already participated in pilot tests for an additional optional certification for Clinical Research and is looking forward to achieving the certification when it is opened up by CCHIT®.
“CCHIT®” and “CCHIT Certified®” are registered trademarks of the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology. For more information visit www.cchit.org
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Surescripts Certification for e-Prescribing Compliance
iPatientCare EMR received Surescripts Certification in June 2010. This certification ensures that the iPatientCare EMR software is able to send and receive electronic messages in accordance with the industry standards (NCPDP SCRIPT standard) and that it is providing open choice for medication selection and dispensing location. Additionally, iPatientCare EMR complies with the rigorous standards on patient safety, efficiency of the electronic prescribing process and ease of use by end-users.
From a prescription history perspective, achieving this certification means that iPatientCare is authorized to request/receive prescription history, eligibility, and formulary information from community pharmacies, payers, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Also, the software is certified to provide utilization summaries for the prescription benefit service.
As a Surescripts Solution Provider, iPatientCare has certified software for all message types associated with Benefit, History and Routing services designed for ambulatory settings. From a prescription routing perspective, passing this certification means that the iPatientCare software has the ability to route new prescriptions and prescription renewal requests to community pharmacies and mail order pharmacies.
The availability of this information at the point of care allows prescribers to determine the most clinically appropriate and cost effective medication for the patient. Additional advantages include tighter formulary compliance, increased generic substitution rates, less therapeutic duplication, enhanced data collection capabilities, greater control over routing of prescriptions, direct delivery of DUR messaging to prescribers. This information is provided to prescribers in real-time by PBMs and payers who have been certified to connect to the Surescripts network, of which iPatientCare is a proud member.
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Towards Electronic Patient Records (TEPR) Awards
The TEPR Conference used to get organized by the Medical Records Institute (MRI), a Boston based Health IT conference organizer, focused on promoting the advancement of electronic medical records. MRI ceased to exist after 2009 however MRI’s TEPR Conference and Exhibition has led the way Towards the Electronic Patient Record over 20 years. The annual TEPR awards recognized outstanding healthcare information systems in different product or solution categories as shortlisted and reviewed by independent judges in two phases and then awarded first, second or third honour in each category.
iPatientCare - MCS product suite (previously known as mMD.net) has been a recipient of highest number of TEPR awards respectively winning five and four awards in years 2006 and 2007 in below categories. In 2006, even being a first-time participant it bagged five awards.
>> 2006: Document Imaging in Healthcare, Mobile Applications for Healthcare, Personal Health Records, Continuity of Care Awards for Vendor, EMR System for Pediatrics
>> 2007: Document Imaging in Healthcare, EMR System for Small Practices, Personal Health Records, EMR System for Pediatrics
Top Rating by AC Group Inc.
iPatientCare EHR (previously mMD.net) has been one of the top rated EHR solutions as per independent evaluations by EHR futurists at AC Group Inc. mMD.net first moved to the number one position for small practices in the report published by AC Group in October 2005. In the small practice category - which includes physician groups of fewer than six, mMD.net was tied for number one out of 70 EMR systems analyzed in AC Group's closely followed May 2006 report. In the small group practice category, which includes physician groups of six to 19 – mMD.Net was tied for the number two ranking in the 2006 report. It held one of the top places in subsequent reports.
AC Group reviews EMR software and service products every six months. Its ratings are based on a highly detailed, 5,000-question survey on features and functionality sent to approximately 100 EMR suppliers in the industry.
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