April 3, 2015 — PatientPoint announced that PatientPoint Outreach 3.2 is now certified for Meaningful Use in an ambulatory setting. The software is also compliant with the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) 2014 Edition criteria for certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT).
The ONC 2014 Edition criteria supports both Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures that are required to qualify eligible providers for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
PatientPoint Outreach 3.2 provides trusted and secure communications on behalf of the physician, and is highly customizable to a provider’s goals. By helping to manage patient adherence and follow-up, it can play a key role in improving clinical outcomes throughout the care continuum.
Driven by a population health analytics engine, the software provides automated outreach by email, text and interactive voice response (IVR), depending on the patient's stated preference. Eligible providers can submit against the Stage 1 and Stage 2 criteria for patient list creation and patient reminders.
PatientPoint Outreach 3.2 was certified by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) in accordance with the applicable Eligible Provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. PatientPoint certification (#IG-3251-15-0016) meets the following criteria:
- 170.314(a)(14) Patient List Creation and Reminders
- 170.314(g)(2) Automated Measures
- 170.314(g)(4) Quality Management System
The application was certified by Infogard, an Accredited Testing Laboratory (NVLAP Lab Code: 100432-0) and ONC-Authorized Certification Body to test and certify Electronic Health Record (EHR) products for the ONC HIT Certification Program. InfoGard provides information technology services for organizations within the healthcare, financial, and federally mandated markets.
For more information: www.patientpoint.com