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DR Systems' eHR Receives Complete Ambulatory Meaningful Use CertificationSAN DIEGO --(Business Wire)-- DR Systems, one of the most respected names in medical imaging information systems (RIS, CVIS, PACS) and the 2011 KLAS® #1 overall ranked PACS vendor, announced today that its cloud-based e|HR Meaningful Use for Medical Imaging solution has received certification as a complete ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR) from InfoGard, an Authorized Testing and Certification Body of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC-ATCB). DR Systems' EHR is 2011/2012 compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Certification is the official designation necessary for the EHR to enable providers to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Radiologists and their practices can receive federal bonus payments of up to $44,000 per radiologist by implementing the system to comply with meaningful use requirements. An estimated 90% of radiologists are eligible for radiology incentive payments from the CMS, according to the American College of Radiology. Radiologists will have to qualify before this October to earn the full $44,000. Failure to comply with meaningful use requirements will subject radiologists and others to future financial penalties. "An analysis of meaningful-use requirements shows that the best option for radiologists is clear: a cloud-based, vendor-neutral, imaging-centric, complete ambulatory EHR that can aggregate data from patients and upstream systems like a PACS, RIS, or HIS," said radiologist Murray Reicher, M.D., F.A.C.R., DR Systems co-founder and chairman. Benefits of e|HR Meaningful Use for Medical Imaging include:
"We created this cloud-based, ambulatory solution to meet the specific needs of radiologists and their practices," said Dr. Reicher. "This certification is good news for the profession because radiologists can now meet the deadline with an affordable solution that improves their workflow." Dr. Reicher is a recognized authority on meaningful use and author of an article about meaningful use published in the September 2011 issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR). This Complete EHR is 2011/2012 compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ATCB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.
For more on e|HR - Meaningful Use for Medical Imaging, visit www.drsysehr.com About DR Systems, Inc. DR Systems is the leading independent provider of enterprise imaging and information management systems for integrated healthcare networks, hospitals, and diagnostic imaging centers. Over two decades, the company has helped more than 600 hospitals and imaging centers lower their cost of operation by improving management of patient information, eliminating ancillary IT systems and interfaces, and increasing workflow speed, while also providing better clinical quality and patient care. KLAS® has recognized DR Systems and its Unity™ RIS-CVIS-PACS platform as the #1 ranked overall PACS vendor and product in its "2011 Top 20: Best in KLAS Awards - Software & Services Report." The company received the #1 overall PACS vendor ranking in 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010, as well as 2011. For more information, call 800-794-5955 or visit www.drsys.com.
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