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PatientPoint® Population Health Management Solution Receives Meaningful Use Certification in Ambulatory SettingPatientPoint®, the leader and innovator of patient and physician engagement solutions at the point of care, today announced that PatientPoint Outreach 3.2 is now certified for Meaningful Use in an ambulatory setting and is compliant with the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) 2014 Edition criteria for certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). The ONC 2014 Edition criteria supports both Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures that are required to qualify eligible providers for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). "ONC certification for Meaningful Use further demonstrates our ability to help providers engage patients across the continuum of care," said Tom McGuinness, PatientPoint CEO. "Our leading-edge patient outreach and engagement solution is designed to help providers close gaps in care and achieve their Meaingful Use objectives." PatientPoint Outreach 3.2 provides trusted and secure communications on behalf of the physician, and is highly customizable to provider's goals. By helping to manage patient adherence and follow-up it can play a key role in improving clinical outcomes throughout the care continuum, said McGuinness. Driven by a population health analytics engine, PatientPoint Outreach 3.2 provides automated outreach by email, text and interactive voice response (IVR), depending on the patient's stated preference. Simple and intuitive to use, it allows the eligible provider to submit against the Stage 1 and Stage 2 criteria for patient list creation and patient reminders. PatientPoint Outreach 3.2 was certified by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) in accordance with the applicable Eligible Provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. PatientPoint certification (#IG-3251-15-0016) meets the following criteria: • 170.314(a)(14) Patient List Creation and Reminders • 170.314(g)(2) Automated Measures • 170.314(g)(4) Quality Management System This PatientPoint solution was certified by Infogard, an Accredited Testing Laboratory (NVLAP Lab Code: 100432-0) and ONC-Authorized Certification Body to test and certify Electronic Health Record (EHR) products for the ONC HIT Certification Program. InfoGard provides information technology services for organizations within the healthcare, financial, and federally mandated markets. About PatientPoint® PatientPoint® is the leader and innovator of patient and physician engagement solutions at the point of care. PatientPoint award-winning education programs and Care Coordination Platform drive meaningful outcomes for patients, healthcare providers and program sponsors. From primary care to specialty practices, from urgent care clinics to hospitals, during appointments or on-the-go, PatientPoint integrated solutions provide a continuous patient experience that helps providers close gaps in care, drive adherence and increase patient satisfaction. PatientPoint serves more than 70,000 physicians across all programs and more than 750 hospitals, and impacts over 586 million patient and caregiver exposures annually. PatientPoint is a founding member of the Point-of-Care Communication Council (PoC3). Learn more at www.patientpoint.com.
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