San Jose, CA January 8, 2010 – Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange (HIE) solutions and services announced today that the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology’s (CCHIT®) has fully certified Axolotl’s Elysium 9 as a CCHIT Certified® 2008 Ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR).
Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and clinics where most Americans get their health care. CCHIT, is an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization recognized as a certification body in the United States for certifying health information technology products.
Elysium 9 is an interoperable EMR solution used by many of the most successful Health Information Exchanges in the United States, today. These Elysium HIEs enable physicians and other members of the patient’s health care team to be clinically networked within their practice, and with the community, region and in some cases their entire state for secure, electronic communication and collaboration on patient care.
CCHIT Certified® certification designates that Elysium 9 has been tested against a comprehensive set of interoperability, privacy and security, and functionality criteria and has passed inspection of 100 percent of the test steps in the 2008 Ambulatory EHR certification program. Additionally, as a CCHIT Certified® 2008 product, Elysium 9 has progressed from “Conditionally Certified” to “Fully Certified”, and has been verified as implemented in at least one provider site.
“We believe achieving full CCHIT 2008 Ambulatory EHR certification further attests Axolotl’s commitment to deliver solutions to support the meaningful use of health information technology,” said Glenn Keet, President of Axolotl. “We will continue to lead the industry with our open, SOA HIE platform and are committed to preparing customers to meet the future requirements for certified EHR technology.”
The goals of the CCHIT Certified® certification program are to:
• Reduce the risk of health IT investment by physicians, hospitals and other providers.
• Ensure the interoperability, or information compatibility, of health IT.
• Support the availability of health IT adoption incentives from purchasers.
• Protect the privacy of personal health information.
About CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) is an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that has been recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) since 2006 as an official certification body for electronic health records (EHR). Its public mission is to accelerate the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology. More information on CCHIT, CCHIT Certified® products and Preliminary ARRA certified technology is available at http://cchit.org and http://ehrdecisions.com.
About Axolotl Corp
Founded in 1995, Axolotl Corp. is North America’s leading provider of browser-based products and services for secure health information exchange and management. Its award-winning Elysium® Exchange suite of solutions enables health care providers to instantly share information, reduce costs, and improve quality and efficiency.
Elysium helps thousands of health care entities-including hospitals, health systems, regional health information organizations (RHIOs/HIEs), clinics, laboratories, radiology centers and physician practices-to securely exchange clinical information for more than 25 million patients. Elysium’s community-wide Master Patient Index, EdgeServer(s), Interoperability Hub (I-Hub), Community Virtual Health Record (VHR), and certified ambulatory EMR with integrated e-Prescribing are all provided as a software service (SaaS). Axolotl-employed U.S.-based transcriptionists, combined with an integrated NLP engine, provide high-quality medical transcription services for acute and ambulatory care environments connected to Elysium HIEs.
Axolotl is based in San Jose and best known for introducing Clinical Messaging®, now at the heart of all health information exchange. For more information about Axolotl, see www.axolotl.com.
“CCHIT®” and “CCHIT Certified®” are registered trademarks of the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology.
Contact:
Elvia Watts, Press Relations Manager, Axolotl Corp, 408-920-0800 x.176, pr@axolotl.com
