Submission + - CCHIT reconsiders proprietary EHR stance (fredtrotter.com)
Fred Trotter writes: "CCHIT is the dominant Electronic Health Record certification body in the U.S.
It is also decidedly anti-FOSS and has been for years. Certification of one kind or another will be required for EHR systems to qualify for funding under the Stimulus Act. If CCHIT is chosen as the certification body and the current certification strategies continue, it will not be possible to have a funded EHR that is both certified and truly FOSS.
Now, CCHIT has agreed to meet the FOSS Health IT community at HIMSS 09 to address this issue.
-FT"
It is also decidedly anti-FOSS and has been for years. Certification of one kind or another will be required for EHR systems to qualify for funding under the Stimulus Act. If CCHIT is chosen as the certification body and the current certification strategies continue, it will not be possible to have a funded EHR that is both certified and truly FOSS.
Now, CCHIT has agreed to meet the FOSS Health IT community at HIMSS 09 to address this issue.
-FT"
