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Greenway Selected by Health Information Exchanges and Region

Aug 31st, 2010

PrimeSuite Endorsements Driven by Superior Data Exchange, Interoperability Features August 31, 2010, Carrollton, Ga. – Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced that four additional Hea

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Greenway Selected by Health Information Exchanges and Regional Physician Groups

PrimeSuite Endorsements Driven by Superior Data Exchange, Interoperability Features

August 31, 2010, Carrollton, Ga. – Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced that four additional Health Information Exchange (HIE) programs, Independent Physician Associations (IPA) and regional medical centers have selected PrimeSuite®, the company’s integrated electronic health record (EHR) practice management and interoperability solution, to connect group practices and streamline clinical, financial and administrative functions.

“Greenway is very gratified to be selected by this wide variety of healthcare organizations that recognize PrimeSuite‘s ability to meet their data exchange and interoperability needs,” said Greenway President and CEO Tee Green. “Healthcare leaders are realizing the requirements of interconnected patient care, quality data exchange and data liquidity, and Greenway has built its platform from the ground up based on these critical functionality and interoperability goals.”

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ONC Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies

Yesterday, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) announced two organizations that will be the authorized testing and certification bodies.  These bodies will determine if electronic health record (EHR) solutions have the specific capabilities to meet the meaningful use objectives.  This helps eligible professionals, hospitals and CAHs determine the most suitable EHR solution to meet meaningful use criteria and receive financial reimbursements.

The certification bodies are:
Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT)
Drummond Group

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athenaHealth’s Electronic Health Record Stand-Alone Option

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The EHR will include all of the core EHR functionality. There will be some adjustments made to the EHR that will only be available when purchasing the integrated suite.

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HITECH First Payment May 2011

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