ATLANTA, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- eMedicalFiles(R), a Web-based health information technology (HIT) company, today announced that its MDAware 2.2(R) EHR has earned CCHIT(SM) certification and meets the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology's (CCHIT) ambulatory EHR criteria for 2006.

The system is Web-based and incorporates IntelliFinger(TM) biometric authentication technology. The MDAware(R) EHR provides dashboard reporting, three levels of patient privacy, and technical security safeguards for physician protection.

eMedicalFiles' MDAware(R) EHR system technology is already designed to satisfy the 15 draft antifraud measures proposed by the model requirements executive team(M-RET), which was created by RTI International on behalf of the Office of the National Coordinator(ONC) for Health Information Technology. Finalization of the antifraud criteria is anticipated in 2007 with adoption by 2009.

Qualifying for CCHIT certification is a rigorous process. Products must meet 100 percent of a comprehensive set of 150 criteria governing system functionality and security. For example, one of the many rigorous requirements involves patient authentication in the security evaluation, which eMedicalFiles(R) meets through its IntelliFinger(TM) anti-fraud technology. The technology digitizes a finger image and then stores it electronically or assigns an algorithm of digitized numeric data to a card for quick and secure Web-based access to an individual's health record via an image reader.

"The electronic health records system market continues to grow," said Steve Tobin, Frost & Sullivan industry analyst. "And eMedicalFiles' MDAware(R) EHR is an innovative product that emphasizes the importance of a Web-based system that 'talks to' other systems to improve care delivery and reduce medical errors."

Awarded a three-year contract by the Department of Health and Human Services in 2005, the Certification Commission is a private, nonprofit organization that certifies HIT products. The Commission was formed in response to President George W. Bush's call for everyone to have an electronic health record by the year 2014, and his support for widespread use of health information technology.

"CCHIT certification places eMedicalFiles' MDAware(R) EHR among a growing group of uniquely qualified HIT systems," said Jay Moskowitz, Chairman and CEO of eMedicalFiles(R). "We created health information technology that meets the security, privacy, and antifraud needs of physicians, patients, hospitals, and payers. Our MDAware(R) EHR system helps patients receive better care, provides physicians with a secure method to instantly access patient information, serves the dashboard reporting needs of physician groups, and responds to the hospital community's obligations to meet 2007 Deficit Reduction Act provisions related to waste, abuse, and fraud. Between our customers' satisfaction and the CCHIT certification, we believe we have created an excellent product."

In addition, since the MDAware(R) EHR is Web-based, the system is scalable and easily adaptable to new technology. Continuous online updates avoid risks of obsolescence and insure the MDAware(R) EHR will continue to provide numerous benefits to all healthcare stakeholders.

About eMedicalFiles

eMedicalFiles(R) is a health information technology company that provides a broad range of products that has a proven record of serving physicians, hospitals, Federal, State, and 3rd party payers, and all patients including Medicaid and Medicare. To learn more about how eMedicalFiles and its suite of products can help improve quality of care with greater efficiency, please visit our Web site at http://www.emedicalfiles.com/.

About CCHIT

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT(SM)) is an independent, nonprofit organization that has been recognized by the federal government as an official certification body for electronic health record products. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of health information technology by creating a credible, sustainable product certification program. The certification requirements are based on widely accepted industry standards and involve the work of hundreds of expert volunteers and input from a variety of stakeholders throughout the health care industry. More information on CCHIT and CCHIT Certified(SM) products is available at http://www.cchit.org/.

"CCHIT(SM)" and "CCHIT Certified(SM)" are service marks of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology.

CONTACT: Elizabeth Gautier, +1-202-659-5888,
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Web site: http://www.emedicalfiles.com/
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