ConnectEHR receives 2014 Edition Modular Certification

ConnectEHR 1.0 achieved 2014 Edition Ambulatory and Inpatient HITECH Certification on 2/14/13.

ConnectEHR 1.0 meets the following certification criteria:

• 170.314(a) (15) Patient-specific education resources
• 170.314(b) (1) Transitions of care – receive, display, and incorporate transition of care/referral summaries
• 170.314(b) (2) Transitions of care – create and transmit transition of care/referral summaries
• 170.314(b) (5) Incorporate laboratory test and values/results.
• 170.314(b) (6) Inpatient setting only- transmission of electronic laboratory tests and values/results to ambulatory providers
• 170.314(b) (7) Data Portability 
• 170.314(d) (1) Authentication, access control, and authorization
• 170.314(d) (2) Auditable events and tamper resistance
• 170.314(d) (3) Audit Log
• 170.314(d) (5) Automatic log-off
• 170.314(d) (6) Emergency access
• 170.314(d) (7) Encryption of data at rest
• 170.314(d) (8) Integrity
• 170.314(e) (1) View, download, and transmit to 3rd party
• 170.314(e) (2) Ambulatory setting only-clinical summaries
• 170.314(e) (3) Ambulatory setting only-secure messaging
• 170.314(f) (2) Transmission to immunization registries
• 170.314(f) (3) Transmission to public health agencies – Syndromic Surveillance
• 170.314(f) (4) Inpatient setting only- transmission of reportable laboratory tests and values/results
• 170.314(g) (1) Automated numerator recording 
• 170.314(g) (4) Quality Management

Dynamic Health IT was the first vendor to test and certify with ICSA Labs on 2014 Edition criteria. Dynamic Health IT was also one of only four vendors in the nation to participate in ICSA's early Pilot Tests on the 2014 Edition certification requirements to provide feedback to the test labs and ONC.

If you need assistance on your 2011 or 2014 Edition certification, contact DHIT at (504) 309-9103.

2014 Edition (Stage 2) HITECH Certification Proctor Session with ICSA Labs

Dynamic Health IT will be participating in our Stage 2 HITECH Certification proctor session with ICSA Labs Thursday, February 7th and Friday, February 8th to test our 2014 Edition application, ConnectEHR.

The modules that ConnectEHR will be tested against include the following:

• 170.314(a) (15) Patient-specific education resources
• 170.314(b) (1) Transitions of care – receive, display, and incorporate transition of care/referral summaries
• 170.314(b) (2) Transitions of care – create and transmit transition of care/referral summaries
• 170.314(b) (5) Incorporate laboratory test and values/results
• 170.314(b) (6) Inpatient setting only- transmission of electronic laboratory tests and values/results to ambulatory providers
• 170.314(d) (1) Authentication, access control, and authorization
• 170.314(d) (2) Auditable events and tamper resistance
• 170.314(d) (3) Audit Log
• 170.314(d) (5) Automatic log-off
• 170.314(d) (6) Emergency access
• 170.314(d) (7) Encryption of data at rest
• 170.314(d) (8) Integrity
• 170.314(e) (1) View, download, and transmit to 3rd party
• 170.314(e) (2) Ambulatory setting only-clinical summaries
• 170.314(e) (3) Ambulatory setting only-secure messaging
• 170.314(f) (2) Transmission to immunization registries
• 170.314(f) (3) Transmission to public health agencies – Syndromic Surveillance
• 170.314(f) (4) Inpatient setting only- transmission of reportable laboratory tests and values/results
• 170.314(g) (1) Automated numerator recording
• 170.314(g) (4) Quality Management

ConnectEHR is bolt-on software that replaces our Stage 1 certified system, CCDConnect. Dynamic Health IT developed a web-based package that addresses a number of the interoperability modules required by 2014 Edition Certification. ConnectEHR is designed specifically for easy integration and customization to give our clients the best solution for their system. ConnectEHR functionality can easily be included or excluded based on the needs of the client.

If you are interested in learning more about ConnectEHR, visit our website or read out White Paper.

Contact Dynamic Health IT if you need assistance with your Stage 1 or Stage 2 HITECH Certification!

Dynamic Health IT, Inc.
504-309-9103

Wave Seven of the 2014 Edition Draft Test Methods Released

Wave Seven of the 2014 Edition Draft Test Methods were released on November 8, 2012.  Public commenting on this wave is two weeks after the posting date. 

To review this Wave and all prior Waves of Test Methods click here.

Contact Dynamic Health IT if you need assistance with  your Stage 1 or Stage 2 HITECH Certification!

Dynamic Health IT, Inc.
504-309-9103

DHIT at LA HIMSS

Dynamic Health IT exhibited at the Louisiana HIMSS conference in Baton Rouge Friday, November 9, 2012.  The event featured a number of informative speakers and vendor exhibitions.  Events sponsored by local chapters of HIMSS are a great way to meet and network with local people in the Health IT industry. 

The 2013 National HIMSS Conference and Exhibition is in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 3rd through 7th.  Visit Dynamic Health IT in Booth 4219 to check out our applications and products. 

Visit the HIMSS Conference website here to find out additional information.

Contact us if you need any help with system integration or HITECH Certification. 

Dynamic Health IT, Inc.
504-309-9103

ConnectEHR - DHIT's Stage 2 Software!

Now that the 2014 Edition Stage 2 Final Rule has been released, Dynamic Health IT has been hard at work designing and developing our new ConnectEHR product. ConnectEHR will be a web-based application with a number of supporting DLL's and Services which work with the application to deliver the functionality.  This application will be tested for a number of the interoperability modules in Stage 2 of HITECH Certification.

The following are the modules ConnectEHR is designed to meet:

• 170.314(a) (15) Patient-specific education resources
• 170.314(b) (1) Transitions of care – receive, display, and incorporate transition of care/referral summaries
• 170.314(b) (2) Transitions of care – create and transmit transition of care/referral summaries
• 170.314(b) (5) Incorporate laboratory test and values/results.
• 170.314(b) (6) Inpatient setting only- transmission of electronic laboratory tests and values/results to ambulatory providers
• 170.314(d) (1) Authentication, access control, and authorization.
• 170.314(d) (2) Auditable events and tamper resistance.
• 170.314(d) (3) Audit Log
• 170.314(d) (5) Automatic log-off
• 170.314(d) (6) Emergency access
• 170.314(d) (7) Encryption of data at rest.
• 170.314(d) (8) Integrity.
• 170.314(e) (1) View, download, and transmit to 3rd party.
• 170.314(e) (2) Ambulatory setting only-clinical summaries
• 170.314(e) (3) Ambulatory setting only-secure messaging
• 170.314(f) (2) Transmission to immunization registries.
• 170.314(f) (3) Transmission to public health agencies – Syndromic Surveillance
• 170.314(f) (4) Inpatient setting only- transmission of reportable laboratory tests and values/results.
• 170.314(g) (1) Automated numerator recording.
• 170.314(g) (4) Quality Management

Our challenge when designing this application was to develop a user-friendly, certifiable solution that could be easily integrated with our client’s systems to meet 2014 Edition Certification. It had to be compatible with EHR’s running on many different technology platforms. Also, DHIT wanted to ensure that the combination of base EHR plus ConnectEHR would provide a seamless user experience and not degrade workflow or require extraneous screens or keystrokes. We wanted to make sure that the combined EHR package would please end users as well as meeting HITECH requirements.

DHIT plans to certify ConnectEHR with an ONC-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) after the first of the year.  

Updated HITECH Stage 1 Certification Info

ONC has announced that ATCBs can accept contracts to certify for HITECH Stage 1 up until fiscal year 2014, which starts 10/1/2013 for hospitals and 1/1/2014 for eligible professionals. 

ATCB contracts that are executed prior to the Stage 2 Final Rule effective date (October 3, 2012) will still be able to certify to the Temporary Certification Program Requirements.   However, if you sign a contract with an ATCB to certify on Stage 1 after the Stage 2 Final Rule effective date, you will be held to the Permanent Certification Program Requirements which include price transparency, public test results, etc.

So, if you still need to certify your EHR on Stage 1 and you want to test under the Temporary Certification Program Requirements, sign up with an ATCB before October 3rd! 

Contact Dynamic Health IT if you need assistance with  your Stage 1 or Stage 2 certification!

Dynamic Health IT, Inc.
504-309-9103

Stage 2 Final Rule will be published 9/4/12

The Stage 2 Final Rule will be published 9/4/2012 according to The Office of the Federal Register's Public Inspection Desk.  Generally, the Final Rule is effective 30 days after the publish date, which, in this case, would be 10/4/2012.  It is on this date that the Stage 1 Certification Program will sunset meaning that ATCB's can no longer accept requests to certify systems on Stage 1 and anyone who has signed up with an ATCB to certify their system on Stage 1 will have 6 months to complete this certification. 

If you still need to certify you system on Stage 1, sign up with a Proctor soon!

Contact Dynamic Health IT if you need assistance with your Stage 1 or Stage 2 certification!

Dynamic Health IT, Inc.
Info@dynamichealthit.com 
504-309-9103