CCHIT splits EHR certification into two tiers - Modern Healthcare

CCHIT splits EHR certification into two tiers - Modern Healthcare.

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology is adopting a two-tier system of testing and certifying IT systems. In a conference call with vendors and developers of health IT systems Thursday, CCHIT Chairman Mark Leavitt announced the not-for-profit organization's new testing program, as the group readies itself for the new realities of the healthcare IT market since passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.