Two More ONC-ATCB EHR Certification Bodies

Today, HHS announced two more organizations that have been approved as ONC-ATCB for EHR certification:
SLI Global Solutions – Denver CO
Date of authorization: December 10, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules.

ICSA Labs – Mechanicsburg PA
Date of authorization: December 10, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules.

I’ve actually met with both of these organization. I met with SLI Global Solutions in Denver when I was attending AAFP. I wrote this blog post about SLI Global Solutions as an ONC-ATCB EHR Certification body after my visit with them. I’ll be getting more information from them which I’ll post on this or EMR and HIPAA as I get it.

ICSA Labs is an Independent Division of Verizon Business. I met with the CMO of Verizon at last year’s HIMSS where he told me that ICSA labs would become a certifying body (sorry I can’t find the post right now).

Both are very legitimate organizations with some definite interest and expertise in the healthcare space. For example, Verizon is making a big play with their Verizon HIE product offering.

I’ll see about getting more details on each of these new EHR certifying bodies so that we can see how they compare against the other ONC-ATCB. 5 EHR Certifying bodies. That’s probably enough to keep it competitive.

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3 Comments

  • Think you said back in May or June it would be five. Pays to live in Vegas John.

    Good thing all these 5 have other business … this EMR ONC cert stuff could be very fleeting revenue. Am wondering who the developers are who have been hanging out waiting for these 2 ATCBs to be named.

    Wonder how many jobs were created at these ATCBs to meet the stimulus certification opportunity? You didn’t include ATCBs (other than CCHIT) on your big winnners… might have been appropriate.

  • Life in vegas is good (not to mention I mostly wear shorts still).

    Although, we haven’t seen Weno Healthcare as an ONC-ATCB yet. So, there might be 6. We’ll see.

    I think many of the ONC-ATCB are going to be winners, but it’s too early to say how big I think.

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