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iPatientCare Inpatient EHR 2014 (2.0) Receives ONC HIT 2014 Edition Complete EHR Certification From ICSA Labs
[July 22, 2014]

iPatientCare Inpatient EHR 2014 (2.0) Receives ONC HIT 2014 Edition Complete EHR Certification From ICSA Labs


(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Woodbridge, NJ, (PRWEB) July 22, 2014 iPatientCare, Inc., a pioneer in mHealth and cloud based ambulatory EHR, Integrated Practice Management and Patient Portal Solutions announces that its iPatientCare Inpatient EHR 2014 (2.0) product has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition complete EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting eligible 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). iPatientCare Inpatient EHR 2014 (2.0) was certified on July 14, 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).



"We are proud to achieve a rare honor within US healthcare IT market space by achieving both Inpatient and Ambulatory ONC HIT 2014 Edition Complete EHR Certifications", said Udayan Mandavia, President and CEO of iPatientCare. "At a time when many providers and hospitals are struggling with meeting Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements, it was very important for us to not only adhere to, but to actually advance the compliance measures and capabilities set forth by the ONC through the data features of our product. It shows our product leadership in US healthcare IT Space and commitment to iPatientCare users- eligible providers and eligible hospitals for providing better care and demonstrating Meaningful Use stage 1 and stage 2 measures to earn federal incentives," he further commented.

"Being committed to continuous technology innovations for Inpatient and Outpatient care providers to deliver better outcomes at reduced costs meaningfully is a challenge and we are very proud to have succeeded in accomplishing our business mission and goals year after year," said Arnaz Bharucha, STO, iPatientCare. Adding Inpatient EHR certification is indeed a great achievement and I am proud of our products, people and processes," Arnaz Bharucha added.


ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, offers vendor-neutral testing and certification. 2014 Edition ONC HIT 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.

iPatientCare Inpatient EHR 2014 (2.0), certification number is 140180R00. 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.

The clinical quality measures to which iPatientCare Inpatient EHR 2014 (2.0) has been certified include : CMS 32v3, CMS 71v3, CMS 72v2, CMS 108v2, CMS 114v2, CMS 55v2, CMS 107v2, CMS 102v2, CMS 73v2, CMS 91v3, CMS 104v2, CMS 105v2, CMS 109v2, CMS 190v2, CMS 110v2 and CMS 111v2 The additional software relied upon to comply with one or more of the certification criteria include: iPatientCare EIA (Enterprise Integration Adaptors), iPatientCare HISP, iPatientCare PHR, MedlinePlus Connect and Meinberg NTP Time Server Monitor.

There are no additional types of costs that an eligible hospital would pay to implement this Complete EHR's capabilities in order to attempt to meet meaningful use objectives and measures.

About iPatientCare iPatientCare, Inc. is a privately held medical informatics company based at Woodbridge, New Jersey. The company's unified product suite that include Electronic Health/Medical Record and integrated Practice Management/Billing System, Patient Portal/PHR, Health Information Exchange (HIE), and mobile point-of-care solutions for both ambulatory and acute/sub acute market segments. iPatientCare has been recognized as a preferred/MU partner by numerous Regional Extension Centers (REC), hospitals/health systems, and academies, and additionally, has been designated as a Test EHR by the CMS.

iPatientCare EHR 2014 (2.0) has received 2014 Edition Ambulatory Complete EHR certification by ICSA Labs, an Office of the National Coordinator-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB), in accordance with the applicable eligible professional certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Full certification details can be found at ONC Certified Health IT Product List.

The ONC 2014 Edition criteria support both Stage 1 and 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Visit http://www.iPatientCare.com for more information.

About ONC Certification The ONC Certified Health Information Technology (HIT) program tests and certifies that HIT is capable of meeting the 2014 Edition criteria approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The certifications include Complete EHRs, which meet all of the 2014 Edition criteria for either eligible provider or hospital technology and EHR Modules, which meet one or more -- but not all -- of the criteria.

About ICSA Labs ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, offers third-party testing and certification of security and health IT products, as well as network-connected devices, to measure product compliance, reliability and performance for many of the world's top security vendors. ICSA Labs is an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited and 9001:2008 registered organization. ICSA Labs is NVLAP accredited as a Health IT Test Lab and is also an ONC-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) accredited by ANSI to ISO/IEC Guide 65. Visit http://www.icsalabs.com and http://www.icsalabs.com/blogs for more information.

Contact: iPatientCare, Inc.

One Woodbridge Center, Suite 812, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095 Phone: 800-741-0981 | Fax: 732.676.7667 | Email: info(at)ipatientcare(dot)com ICSA Labs Carlos Arcila 908-559-8031 carlos.arcila(at)verizon(dot)com Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/07/prweb12032995.htm (c) 2014 PRWEB.COM Newswire

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