So if I understand Johns summary any provider could go through the process of screen shot certification using a full blown open source product under EHR-S for the nominal fee.
Then the vendor could promote that, and other providers could optionally certify if they wanted to - or not as the case may be. If the vendor wanted the full blown stamp of certification for the entire product then you pay the $5 - $30K. Seems like it creates a new entry point - if from that the vendor had 100 providers that wanted certification but not the hassle of the certification process they could hand over the $300 to the vendor who then can spend it and have something left over for ice cream. I think this is good for physician offices. I think the open source community should study the small print and reflect on their ideals and values. Greg http://www.patientos.org On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:08 PM, alesha <alesha.adam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > There have been some interesting comments posted to John Halamka's blog > this > morning regarding the new CCHIT model: > > *http://tinyurl.com/no7psf > > *Re: Edmund's post - the devil *is* in the definitions/details > > I recommend we continue to be part of the dialogue, be sure we understand > what is really being proposed, offer constructive feedback, and continue to > inform CCHIT of our business needs. Good work, so far - more good work to > do. > > .alesha > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 3:10 PM, fred trotter > <fred.trot...@gmail.com<fred.trotter%40gmail.com> > >wrote: > > > > > > > > It appears that we have nothing but either positive comments or questions > > about what happened. > > > > Rather than try and accurately summarize, I would prefer to link in the > pdf > > that CCHIT created to cover the new certification model. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/kteyoq > > > > My inaccurate summary: > > > > They will no longer require updated certification based on version > changes. > > They will allow for site level certification. (which is open source > > friendly) > > They will allow for modular certification (different products doing > > different parts) > > > > -FT > > > > > > -- > > Fred Trotter > > http://www.fredtrotter.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- Gregory Caulton Principal at PatientOS Inc. personal email: caulton...@gmail.com http://www.patientos.com corporate: (888)-NBR-1EMR || fax 857.241.3022 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
