Jan 29
2014
ICSA Labs Enters Into Agreement with CCHIT for EHR Testing, Certification
With the news of third-party health IT testing body the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announcing its new strategic direction, CCHIT is recommending its customers work with ICSA Labs to assist them in maintaining or updating ONC 2014 Edition certifications, or applying for new testing services.
According to Alisa Ray, CCHIT executive director, CCHIT chose ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, and an ONC-Authorized Certification body and Accredited HIT Test Laboratory, to support its customers because of the expertise of its staff and its processes. CCHIT will assist and support its customers as services are transferred.
CCHIT announced today (Jan. 29) that it will no longer offer ONC testing and certification services. Instead, CCHIT stated the organization is returning to its founding public mission of supporting the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology.
“It’s an honor and testament to the market that CCHIT has placed their confidence in ICSA Labs to deliver a high-quality testing and certification service to those in the health IT community,” said George Japak, managing director, ICSA Labs. “As an independent testing lab, we are looking forward to servicing the needs of CCHIT customers and helping them achieve or maintain their Health IT testing and certification requirements.”
Over the past few years, ICSA Labs has been building out its capacity, infrastructure and talent pool to meet the growing demands of the healthcare IT industry. As a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Accredited Health IT Testing Laboratory and an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited and ONC-Authorized Certification Body for EHR Technology, ICSA Labs is leading the charge through programs such as ONC Certified HIT 2014 Edition, IHE USA Certification and mobile health security testing to drive healthcare IT interoperability.
Since its testing program began in 2011, ICSA Labs has certified more than 200 EHR products with the goal to accelerate the adoption of health IT.
Learn more about what our customers are saying about ICSA Labs athttps://www.icsalabs.com/technology-program/customer-testimonials.