What Does IHE USA Certification Mean?

Wed, 7/24/2013 - 4:12pmChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; Just yesterday, we announced the exciting news that Corepoint Integration Engine was one of only eight health IT vendors to receive the new 2013 IHE USA Certification. The new certification is a joint initiative of IHE USA and ICSA Labs and builds on specifications from the ONC. The program is designed to give purchasers of health IT products peace of mind that certified products are suitable for health data exchange and have passed tough interoperability requirements.   I asked Senior Integration Specialist Ben Levy, who led Corepoint Health’s efforts to become certified, about the testing involved with the certification, the importance of IHE profiles, and thoughts on how future Connectathons can be improved. 1. The new 2013 IHE USA Certification program recently announced the eight health IT vendors that were able to meet their rigorous security and interoperability requirements. Since you successfully spearheaded Corepoint Health's application and testing process in Chicago earlier this year, can you describe how the testing process worked? Ben: The IHE Connectathon tests compliance with IHE Integration Profiles. This allows testing and improvement of IHE profiles across many vendor systems, and lets vendors demonstrate that their applications successfully interoperate using those pro...
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