Certification group introduces derm programs for EHRs

Chicago - The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has launched new CCHIT-certified programs for electronic health records (EHRs) in behavioral health, dermatology, and long-term and post-acute care.

A CCHIT press release quotes commission chairwoman Karen Bell, M.D., as saying, “These certification programs represent the commission’s ongoing commitment to increase the value of health IT for patients and providers by addressing the needs of individual medical specialties, care settings and patient populations.”

Applications for certification are now being accepted and final criteria, test scripts and certification materials are available at www.cchit.org.