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JAN. 31 - CCHIT Announces 18 New Products Earn Certification
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) announced that 18 additional electronic health record (EHR) products for office-based physicians have been awarded CCHIT certification – a milestone for the organization, which now estimates it has certified about 25% of companies in the ambulatory EHR market in just nine months.

"The rapid acceptance of certification in the marketplace has far exceeded our expectations. Electronic health record companies have stepped up to the plate, ensuring that their products meet CCHIT criteria and actively promoting certification as a mark of excellence," said Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, CCHIT chairman. "The benefits of certification will increase as we continue to raise the standards for functionality, interoperability, and security."

Newly certified companies include:

* Advanced Data Systems Corporation
* Catalis
* Encite
* Henry Schein Medical Systems
* InteGreat Concepts, Inc.
* LSS Data Systems
* LifeWatch
* Marshfield Clinic
* MedAZ.net
* Medicat
* MedicWare
* MedInformatix
* Meditab Software
* Pulse Systems
* Spring Medical Systems
* SSIMED
* Universal Software Solutions
* Visionary Medical Systems

Source: CCHIT

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