CCHIT to Expand EHR Certifications to Medical Specialties & Specialized Care Settings

December 11, 2006 CCHIT to Expand EHR Certifications to Medical Specialties & Specialized Care Settings The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has authorized and funded the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) to expand the scope of its work into medical specialties and specialized-care settings when certifying ambulatory electronic health records (EHR). CCHIT will prioritize which specialties to address first based on the amount of criteria-development work required, the readiness of the specialties to participate in development, and the potential positive impact certification could have on EHR adoption in the specialty. Only two . . .