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CCHIT is the recognized certification body (RCB) for EHRs whose mission isto accelerate adoption of health information technology (HIT) by creatingefficient, credible and sustainable certification programs.
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The MHCC is an independent state regulatory agency whose mission is toplan for health system needs, promote informed decision-making, increaseaccountability and improve access in a rapidly changing health careenvironment by providing timely and accurate information on availability, costand quality of services to policy makers, purchasers, providers and thepublic.
The MHCC EHR adoption program was developed to assist physicians in thetransition to EHRs across Maryland. In addition to this initiative, the MHCC,in collaboration with the Maryland State Medical Society (MedChi) and theMedical Society of the District of Columbia, MSDC, was selected as one oftwelve communities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fortheir EHR Demonstration. The five-year project will encourage small tomedium-sized primary care physician practices to use EHRs to improve thequality of patient care. The partners expect to promote EHR adoption throughoutreach, education, and recruitment of primary care physician practices inthe Maryland/DC region in an effort to revolutionize the way health careinformation is managed and to produce better health outcomes and greaterpatient satisfaction.
"We are honored and excited to be included on the MHCC's select vendorlist," said Justin Barnes, vice president of marketing and government affairsat Greenway Medical. "We strive to not only provide solutions that willstreamline a practice, but will also enhance the quality of care that thephysicians can provide their patients. Greenway has worked diligently tosupport these programs at the federal, regional and local level and it isexciting to see them coming to fruition."
Greenway's PrimeSuite is a fully-integrated, single-database EHR, practicemanagement and interoperability solution that helps to streamline a practice'sclinical, financial and administrative processes. PrimeSuite 2007 R2 was thefirst EHR to be certified by CCHIT based on 2007 Ambulatory Certificationrequirements.
About Greenway Medical Technologies Inc.
Greenway Medical Technologies provides the latest in ambulatory healthcarebusiness solutions and services to 18,000 customers nationwide, in 30specialties and subspecialties, by enhancing the delivery of patient carethrough innovative HIT software and on-demand services that allow physicianpractices to function at their highest level of efficiency. Greenway'sPrimeSuite is a comprehensive, interoperable component of its integratedphysician's infrastructure solution, which serves as the starting point of along-term business plan for physician practices. PrimeSuite 2007 R2, the firstEHR to be certified by CCHIT(R) based on 2007 Ambulatory Certificationrequirements, integrates a practice's clinical, financial and administrativeprocesses, and allows practices to increase profitability, enhance patientsatisfaction and facilitate adherence to compliance guidelines. Establishedin 1998, Carroll
