March 15, 2007 - The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) unanimously approved new 2007 criteria for ambulatory (office-based) electronic health records (EHRs), to take effect May 1, 2007.
Among new requirements this year, systems must be able to send prescriptions and refills to pharmacies electronically and vendors must demonstrate their product�s ability to electronically receive standards-based lab result messages. Included with the criteria is a roadmap forecasting additional requirements for 2008 and 2009.
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