Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Psyche Systems Corporation's, WindoPath® Version 8 has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting eligible providers and hospitals with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). WindoPath Version 8 was certified on December 4, 2014 by ICSA Labs, an Office of the National Coordinator-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) and is compliant in accordance with applicable criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Lisa-Jean Clifford, CEO, Psyche Systems Corporation said, "We are pleased to be able to support our customers' 2011 and 2014 Meaningful Use Initiatives and believe that our ONC HIT certifications for both the ambulatory and inpatient settings will position our customers to demonstrate Meaningful Use."
ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, offers vendor-neutral testing and certification. ONC HIT 2014 Edition Certification is granted to those technologies that are capable of meeting the more rigorous testing criteria developed to support providers and hospitals who wish to demonstrate Stage 2 meaningful use, which focuses on the capability of health IT to deliver higher quality patient care and exchange clinical information securely.
WindoPath Version 8's ambulatory certification number is140339R00 and its inpatient certification number is 140340R00. ONC HIT certification conferred by ICSA Labs does not represent an endorsement of the certified EHR technology by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
WindoPath Version 8 meets the following certification criteria for the ambulatory and inpatient setting: 170.314(a)(3) - Demographics, 170.314 (a)(5) - problem list, 170.314 (b)(5) - incorporate laboratory tests and values/results, 170.314 (d)(1) - authentication, access control and authorization, 170.314 (d)(2) - auditable events and tamper-resistance, 170.314 (d)(3) - audit reports, 170.314 (d)(4) - amendments, 170.314 (d)(5) - automatic log-off, 170.314 (d)(6) - emergency access, 170.314 (d)(7) - end-user device encryption, 170.314 (d)(8) - integrity, automated numerator recording, and quality management system, values/results,170.314 (g)(1) - automated numerator recording, and 170.314 (g)(4) - quality management system.
In addition, WindoPath Version 8 also meets the following inpatient criteria: 170.314 (b)(6) - transmission of electronic laboratory tests and values/results to ambulatory providers and 170.314 (f)(4) - Public Health – transmission of reportable laboratory tests
The additional software relied upon to comply with one or more of the ambulatory and inpatient certification criteria include: Oracle Hyperion Interactive Reporting.
The additional types of costs that an eligible provider or hospital would pay to implement this EHR Module's capabilities in order to attempt to meet meaningful use objectives and measures include: the purchase price for the right to use the application along with any services purchased, implementation and training. Maintenance is an annual cost at a percentage of the license fees.
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