LifeWatch Corp.'s LifeWatch LifeT.I.M.E.(TM) Receives CCHIT Certification.Software complies with 100 percent of certification criteria BUFFALO GROVE Buffalo Grove A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 43,300. , Ill. -- The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology  This article reads like a news release, or is otherwise written in an overly promotional tone.Please help [ rewrite this article] from a to be less promotional, per Wikipedia . (CCHIT CCHIT Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (SM)) today announced that LifeWatch Corp. is CCHIT Certified(SM) for its product, LifeWatch LifeT.I.M.E.[TM] and meets CCHIT ambulatory electronic health record (EHR (Electronic Health Records) Computerized medical records that bring patient care into the digital age and save time, money and lives. The push to adopt comprehensive electronic documentation between doctors' offices and hospital settings intensified after the RAND ) criteria for 2006. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and clinics where most Americans get their healthcare. CCHIT is a Recognized Certification Body in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for certifying health information technology - an independent, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that sets the benchmark for electronic health records. As a CCHIT Certified product, LifeWatch LifeT.I.M.E.[TM] has been tested and passed inspection of 100 percent of a comprehensive set of criteria for: functionality (ability to create and manage electronic records for all patients, as well as automating workflow in a physician's office), interoperability (a first step in the ability to receive and send electronic data to other entities such as laboratories), and security (ability to keep patients' information safe). The CCHIT Certified mark -- a "seal of approval" for EHR products -- provides the first consensus-based, consistent benchmark for ambulatory products. By looking to products with the CCHIT Certified seal, physicians and other providers can be assured they are relying on dependable products and insurers and other payers know the products meet expected industry standards. "Physicians who purchase certified products have the assurance that they have been reviewed by a panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
"Achieving CCHIT accreditation presents us with many new opportunities," said Frederick J. Mindermann, President, and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of LifeWatch Corp. "The CCHIT seal of approval for our LifeWatch LifeT.I.M.E.[TM] ambulatory EHR, offers office-based physicians an affordable software solution that can meet all of their enterprise needs". "The CCHIT stamp of approval has demonstrated our commitment to provide state-of-the-art solutions and will allow us to leverage new technology offerings to a broader client base" added Mindermann. The goals of CCHIT product certification are to reduce the risk of HIT investment by physicians and other providers; ensure interoperability of HIT products; enhance the availability of HIT adoption incentives from purchasers and payers; and protect the privacy of personal health information. CCHIT's certification compliance criteria and its design for a certification inspection process have been thoroughly researched, taking into account the state of the art of EHRs and available standards, and comparing certification processes in other industries and other countries. The inspection process is based on real-life medical scenarios designed to test products rigorously against the clinical needs of providers and the quality and safety needs of healthcare consumers and payers. One script, for example, recreates a scenario of an elderly man with poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension and other chronic conditions in order to test EHR functions such as potential adverse drug reactions adverse drug reaction, n a detrimental outcome from a drug. Two types of ADRs exist: Type 1 results from dosage mismatch and Type 2 from rare conditions often as a consequence of a small dose. See also risk or sensitive type. , disease management and treatment plans. About LifeWatch Corporation LifeWatch Corp., through its operating subsidiaries, is an independent provider of ambulatory cardiac monitoring services and a manufacturer and distributor of ambulatory cardiac monitoring devices in the United States. Its current services are used by physicians in the United States primarily to monitor electrocardiographic electrocardiographic emanating from or pertaining to electrocardiography. electrocardiographic monitoring maintenance of a more or less continuous surveillance of a patient's cardiac status by means of electrocardiography. data for patients who are suspected of having heart rhythm disorders, or cardiac arrhythmias, and its products are used by itself and by others in connection with providing cardiac monitoring services. LifeWatch is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Card Guard AG, a leading healthcare technology and solutions provider listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (CARDG CARDG Compressed Arc Digital Raster Graphics ). For more information on LifeWatch, visit www.lifewatch.com. About CCHIT The Certification Committee for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT(SM)), founded in 2004, is an independent, nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. . Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology by creating an efficient, credible, and sustainable product certification program. CCHIT accomplishes its work through contributions of hundreds of expert volunteers and constructive engagement by stakeholders throughout the health care industry. In September 2005, CCHIT was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS to develop, create prototypes for, and evaluate the certification criteria and inspection process for EHRs and the networks through which they interoperate. In October 2006, CCHIT was deemed a Recognized Certification Body by the Department of Health and Human Services. More information on CCHIT and CCHIT Certified(SM) products is available at www.cchit.org. "CCHIT(SM)" and "CCHIT Certified(SM)" are service marks of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology. |
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