Company's Document Imaging Solution is Recognized as an EHR module
TROY, Mich., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CareTech Solutions, an information technology and Web products and services provider for more than 180 U.S. hospitals, announced today that the company's document imaging and management solution, iDoc™ version 5.5, is 2011/2012 compliant and was tested and certified as an electronic health record (EHR) Module on March 28, 2011 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB testing organization, in accordance with the applicable hospital certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
"Knowing iDoc meets federally sanctioned criteria is a testament to its capabilities as an EHR supplement to clinical information systems," said Leslie Mack, senior director, iDoc, CareTech Solutions. "With this declaration, hospitals have a new technology to consider when developing and implementing their EHR strategy in pursuit of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) incentive funding."
CareTech Solutions' iDoc is a HIPAA compliant document imaging software solution, hosted in a SAS 70 Type II Accredited certified data center that holds the exclusive endorsement of the American Hospital Association. iDoc is cost-effective, efficient and works with all existing business and clinical systems so users are working from one integrated data repository.
iDoc, version 5.5's certification number is CC-1112-868600-1 and meets the following certification criteria: access control, emergency access, automatic log-off, audit log, integrity, authentication, general encryption, encryption when exchanging electronic health information, record demographics, electronic copy of discharge records.
ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification conferred by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) does not represent an endorsement of the certified EHR technology by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services nor does it guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.
About CareTech Solutions
CareTech Solutions, Inc., an information technology and Web products and services provider for more than 150 U.S. hospitals and health systems, creates value for clients through customized IT solutions that contribute to improving patient care while lowering healthcare costs. From implementing emerging technologies to supporting day-to-day IT operations, CareTech offers clients expert health information management services across the entire patient data lifecycle earning it the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Best in KLAS award for IT Outsourcing (Extensive) as ranked by healthcare executives and professionals in the Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report.
For more information, please visit www.caretech.com.
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