CCHIT a Vendor Perspective

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• CCHIT a Vendor Perspective

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Introduction Speaker

• Dan Cobb
• Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder
• 24 year veteran of Health IT
• NASL Board of Directors
• Community Alliance for Compassionate Care at the
  End of Life Board of Directors
• AHCA HIT committee member
• CAST EHR/PHR committee member

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CCHIT Vendor Perspective

• What is it?
• Support or Resist?
• Pros and Cons
• Conclusions
• Next Steps

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What is it?
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What is it?
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Support or Resist?

• Cons

• Pros

• Direct costs
• Indirect costs
• Opportunity costs
• Recertification

• Definition for an LTC EHR
• Assurance for LTC Providers
• Stimulus for HIT Adoption
• Can be part of the process
• Business opportunities

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Support or Resist?

• Cons to CCHIT Support

• Direct Costs
• 28,000 for application, testing and the first
  years certification maintenance fee
• Indirect Costs
• Profile Definition
• Gap Development
• Certification Process
• Opportunity Cost
• Time away from other innovations
• Recertification

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Support or Resist?

• Pros to CCHIT Support

• Definition for LTC EHR
• Standard nomenclature definition
• Assurance for LTC Provider
• Less guesswork on what a true EHR is
• Stimulus for HIT Adoption
• Reason to get off the sidelines
• Can be part of the Process
• Business opportunities from Providers looking for
  a Certified EHR

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Conclusion Next Steps

• Support or Resist?
• Chose to support CCHIT
• Get involved in the LTC EHR Profile definition
  process
• Prepare for certification in 2009
• Shore up product gaps
• Learn the certification process
• Plan resources

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Wrap-up

• Questions?
• Thank you
• Dan Cobb
• HealthMEDX, Inc.
• [phone]
• dan.cobb_at_healthmedx.com