CCHIT: IFR = 1 Step Forward, 2 Back

CCHIT Not Sure IFR Moves in Right Direction

Certain criteria and standards in the Certification and Implementation IFR may represent “a step backwards in progress toward EHR interoperability, by dropping standards that were already federally recognized and widely adopted, while other criteria demand an unrealistic leap forward,” stated CCHIT in a recently filed comment letter to CMS. “… the criteria and standards need [...]

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One-on-One w/CCHIT Exec. Director Alisa Ray (III)

As the industry waits breathlessly for federal guidance on EMR certification, no organization is closer to the edge of its seat than CCHIT. As such, no individual will be more interested in reading that anticipated document than CCHIT Executive Director Alisa Ray. With the impending resignation of CCHIT Chair Mark Leavitt, and no word on [...]

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One-on-One w/CCHIT Exec. Director Alisa Ray (I)

Alisa Ray, Executive Director, CCHIT

As the industry waits breathlessly for federal guidance on EMR certification, no organization is closer to the edge of its seat than CCHIT. As such, no individual will be more interested in reading that anticipated document than CCHIT Executive Director Alisa Ray. With the impending resignation of CCHIT Chair Mark Leavitt, and no word on [...]

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