{"id":158,"date":"2011-10-18T20:07:10","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T00:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eclipsepracticemanagementsoftware.com\/blog\/?p=158"},"modified":"2012-01-09T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T16:05:27","slug":"meaningful-use-certifications-dont-get-hoodwinked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eclipsepracticemanagementsoftware.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/18\/meaningful-use-certifications-dont-get-hoodwinked\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaningful Use Certifications: Don’t Get Hoodwinked"},"content":{"rendered":"

ECLIPSE became certified for Stage I as a Complete EHR on July 28th, 2011. We\u00a0began providing clients with all the tools and information they’d need for\u00a0compliance\u00a0way back in January 2011… to ensure they’d meet the October 1st, 2011 deadline. And before the end of 2011, our clients were receiving their $18,000 payments.<\/p>\n

Here are some interesting quotes I came across today (well after that 10\/1\/2011 deadline)\u00a0among companies that sell software to health care providers. According to Company A’s website:<\/p>\n

“The certification authority prohibits us from sharing our specific progress and where in the process we are…”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This\u00a0one (which refers to CCHIT) sounds\u00a0good… but it’s an outright\u00a0lie.\u00a0We kept our clients informed of our progress throughout the entire year as we proceeded through a series of CCHIT certifications. Here’s another quote:<\/p>\n

“Company B\u00a0\u00a0just completed their testing for full ambulatory EHR\u00a0certification and passed. Call (800) xxx-xxxx for further details.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This was actually on B’s\u00a0website. Of course, weeks after this appeared, the government’s Certified HIT Product List (CHPL)<\/a>\u00a0still doesn’t\u00a0list them or their products… which means it’s not possible to achieve Meaningful Use if you currently use their software\u00a0(a certification# is necessary). And by the way, the CHPL site is updated weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n

And let’s not forget the fear factor. This next quote from Company C precedes a lengthy treatise trying to convince you that\u00a0achieving Meaningful Us is\u00a0too much work and has a high likelihood of failure:<\/p>\n

“Buying a certified EHR software WILL NOT make you eligible to be paid back from the stimulus package.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Scare tactics? At this point in time, most physicians should know a colleague who has either attested or been paid.<\/p>\n

Then, there’s this\u00a0one from Company D:<\/p>\n

“Are you looking for a Stimulus Solution?
\nOur EHR Software is fully ONC-ATCB Certified.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This company isn’t certified at all and you won’t find them on the government’s list. Instead, they’ve aligned themselves with another product that is<\/em> certified — a fact which they fail to disclose. Who cares? You should. To make a long story short… during the next round of certifications (Stage II), this is likely to cause a problem for all the doctors who purchased the product… and let’s not forget all the extra support fees and higher product pricing.<\/p>\n

So, what’s the point? As always, be careful what & who you choose to believe. Companies can play very loosely with the facts when they want to make sales. Earlier in the year both of these companies made statements either online or at shows to the effect that “Meaningful Use” wasn’t relevant to their clientele\u00a0(chiropractors). How do I know this? Well, Karen actually spoke with\u00a0a sales person from\u00a0company\u00a0A when she attended a seminar in\u00a0NJ. He told her that Meaningful Use “didn’t apply to chiropractors” and that other companies were simply “jumping on the bandwagon” to make quick sales. The CEO of\u00a0company B\u00a0provided\u00a0an assortment of\u00a0“facts”\u00a0via the internet to\u00a0the effect that his clients weren’t affected, funding wouldn’t go through\u00a0(so you\u00a0had no chance of getting\u00a0paid), etc.<\/p>\n

Apparently, both companies\u00a0learned their lesson… but now they’re late to the show. And they’ve both missed the first deadline… which allows easier attestation (for you)\u00a0during an abbreviated time interval. One of them even has a “guarantee.”<\/p>\n

We didn’t make any<\/em> guarantees. We simply pointed out our 25+ year track record and then met all the deadlines. But consider those guarantees.\u00a0How likely are you to return a product after you’ve spent months entering data into the software?<\/em> The answer is “Not likely!<\/em>” And these companies know this. Now, here’s a question you likely never considered: How responsible is a company to its current clients when it risks lawsuits by making guarantees for deadlines that it may not be able to meet<\/em>… Hmmm.<\/p>\n

By the way, I don’t mention names here because they’re irrelevant. Lots of companies play games like this. And most of you never even learn\u00a0you’ve been hoodwinked.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, the adage\u00a0“You get what you pay for” doesn’t even begin to cover the eventual problems that unfold. Ask questions before you purchase. Lots of them. At this point in time, we have clients who began their careers with ECLIPSE, used it as their practices grew, and retired without ever experiencing a hiccup. Can I guarantee<\/em> that for you? Well… of course not!<\/p>\n

Addendum (1\/2\/2012):<\/em> Some of the software vendors mentioned above still haven’t achieved certification.\u00a0Many ECLIPSE users\u00a0received $18,000 CMS payments in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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