Those conspirators...err...people at CCHIT have approved of more EMRs.

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology approved 11
of the 17 ambulatory electronic health record products submitted in the latest
round of testing, Health IT Strategist reports. A total of 33
products now have received certification.

To be certified, ambulatory
EHR products must meet all of the more than 200 criteria for functionality,
security and interoperability. Vendors also must pay a $28,000 application fee.

The following new products received CCHIT certification:

• ABELMed PM-EMR by ABELSoft;
• AcerMed by AcerMed;
• Avatar by Netsmart Technologies;
• Bond Clinician EHR by Bond Technologies;
• CareRevolution by EHS;
• Medical Practice EMR by CPSI;
• MediNotes e by MediNotes;
• MedPlexus EHR by MedPlexus;
• Noteworthy EHR by Noteworthy Medical Systems;
• PrimeSuite by Greenway Medical Technologies; and
• Sunrise Ambulatory Care by Eclipsys.

CCHIT also
certified ProPractica's Streamline MD as a privately labeled version of a
previously certified product, Health IT Strategist
reports.

The six vendors who submitted their products during the
Aug. 1 through Aug. 14 application period but did not receive certification
either withdrew their application, postponed inspection or failed to comply with
all of the CCHIT criteria, according to the commission. CCHIT does not disclose
the names of the products that do not receive certification

 The significance of this is that there are smaller companies on this list and all have been able to meet the requirements for certification.  Honestly, I hope that this quells the critics of CCHIT to some extent.  This body is a private/public board of people tagged to set standards for the definition of an EMR.  They are presently working on future standards with a roadmap to support the NIHN concept of flow between EMR and also to give Medicare a standard by which to create a differential pay structure.

Being on the list gives a serious advantage for a company, so those who are not yet on the list are doing everything they can to get their product in compliance.