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More EMR products gain seal of approval
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Nov. 13, 2006
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology announced Oct. 23 that it certified an additional 11 ambulatory electronic medical records systems, boosting the number of EMRs that have met its 2006 criteria for EMR functionality, security and interoperability to 33.
CCHIT said that 17 vendors had applied for certification during its latest certification round but that six withdrew their applications, postponed inspection or failed the tests. The organization does not name vendors that fail to meet its criteria.
The complete list of certified products is available on the commission's Web site (link).
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2006/11/13/bibf1113.htm.