Orchard Software's Orchard® Harvest™ LIS Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification
Monday, June 20, 2011. Carmel, IN
“All of us at Orchard appreciate the value this certification brings to our customers. Our goal is to provide our customers with software that efficiently and effectively disseminates laboratory information to the end user to improve patient care. With this certification, our customers will also be able to utilize Harvest LIS for sending surveillance data to the public health agencies in a manner that will allow them to meet one of the meaningful use requirements.” The ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification program tests and certifies that Complete EHRs meet all of the 2011/2012 criteria and EHR Modules meet one or more – but not all – of the criteria approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for either eligible provider or hospital technology. “CCHIT is pleased to be testing and certifying products so that companies are now able to offer these products to providers who wish to purchase and implement certified EHR technology and achieve meaningful use in time for the 2011-2012 incentives,” said Karen M. Bell, M.D., M.S.S., Chair, CCHIT. Orchard Harvest LIS v8.5’s certification number is CC-1112-403780-1. ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification conferred by 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. Orchard Harvest LIS v8.5 meets the following certification criteria:
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Orchard Software announced today that Orchard Harvest LIS v8.5 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as an EHR Module on June 8, 2011, by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable Eligible Provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The 2011/2012 criteria support the Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). About Orchard Software
Orchard Software Corporation (Carmel, IN) was founded in 1993. Orchard® Harvest™ LIS is installed in more than 1,000 laboratories across the United States—including all sizes of multi-site and multi-specialty provider groups and clinics, hospitals, regional reference labs, student health centers, and public health organizations. Orchard offers a Microbiology module and Orchard® Pathology to eliminate paper and electronically integrate the microbiology and anatomic pathology departments with the rest of the laboratory via a single, shared database. For lab outreach and EMR integration, Orchard’s outreach and connectivity systems, Orchard® Harvest™ Webstation or Orchard® Copia®, provide easy web-based access and EMR integration for remote order entry and result delivery.
For further information regarding Orchard Software or Orchard’s lab systems, visit www.orchardsoft.com, or please contact Kerry Foster at (800) 856-1948 or via email at kfoster@orchardsoft.com
About CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) is an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the public mission of accelerating the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology. The Commission has been certifying electronic health record technology since 2006 and is approved by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as an Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB). More information on CCHIT, CCHIT Certified® products and ONC-ATCB certified electronic health record technology is available at http://cchit.org.
About ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification
The ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification program tests and certifies that EHR technology is capable of meeting the 2011/2012 criteria approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The certifications include Complete EHRs, which meet all of the 2011/2012 criteria for either eligible provider or hospital technology and EHR Modules, which meet one or more – but not all – of the criteria. ONC-ATCB certification aligns with Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology published in the Federal Register in July 2010 and strictly adheres to the test procedures published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the time of testing. 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.
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