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Registration for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program is now open. Participate early to get the maximum incentive payments!


Certification Commission for Health Information Technology
Founded in 2004, and certifying electronic health records (EHRs) since 2006, the Commission established the first comprehensive, practical definition of what capabilities were needed in these systems.  The certification criteria were developed through a voluntary, consensus-based process engaging diverse stakeholders, and the Certification Commission was officially recognized by the federal government as a certifying body.

Current list of Certified EHR for Meaningful Use can be viewed as to EHR Vendors who have submitted the product for testing and certification.


American Academy Of Family Physicians/Center for Health IT
No matter where you are in the process of adopting an EHR, the Center for Health IT has resources to help you. AAFP offer a variety of resources to help determine the best options for successfully implementing an EHR

American College of Physicians
AmericanEHR Partners is a web-based resource for EHR system selection/implementation developed by the American College of Physicians and Cientis Technologies that helps you compare certified EHR systems to find the system that best suits your needs. 


Medical Group Managers Association
MGMA strongly encourages the adoption and use of EHRs to improve clinical performance and streamline administrative functions.  MGMA has resources for selecting, implementing and optimizing an electronic health record (EHR) in your medical practice or health system.

The Office of National Health Coordinator --  Regional Extension Centers
These REC Extension Centers will support and serve health care providers to help them quickly become adept and meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs). RECs are designed to make sure that primary care clinicians get the help they need to use EHRs.  

RECs will:

• Provide training and support services to assist doctors and other providers in adopting EHRs
• Offer information and guidance to help with EHR implementation
• Give technical assistance as needed

The goal of the program is to provide outreach and support services to at least 100,000 priority primary care providers within two years.


Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel     
The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) is a cooperative partnership between the public and private sectors. The Panel was formed for the purpose of harmonizing and integrating standards that will meet clinical and business needs for sharing information among organizations and systems.The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) Sponsored IHE Connectathon brings together leading healthcare information technology companies that work in unison to achieve the common goal of achieving healthcare interoperability by creating a system where health information and patient data is shared amongst disparate systems in an effort to improve and benefit overall population health. Through a common framework provided by IHE, healthcare information technology (HIT) companies such as Greenway Medical can communicate with other HIT companies. The interoperable systems work with each other, sharing critical patient data effectively, efficiently and in a timely manner.  View here e-MDs Integration Statement.

AAPC credentialed coders have proven mastery of all code sets, Evaluation and Management principles and documentation guidelines. CPC’s and other AAPC credentialed coders represent the best in outpatient coding.