ifa EMR for Ophthalmology is ONC-ATCB Certified by Drummond Group

ifa united i-tech, Inc. announces that the ifa EMR Version 6 software has been tested and certified.

2010-10-07

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, October 07, 2010 (Press-News.org) ifa united i-tech, Inc. announces that the ifa EMR Version 6 software has been tested and certified under Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records ONC-ATCB program (Certification number: ONC-ATCB EHR.09222010-2627-1).

"Ophthalmologists and eye care professionals now have a flexible, easy-to-use EMR choice to achieve meaningful use requirements and receive their stimulus funding," says Dale Cook, VP-Sales, ifa united i-tech. "We want to help doctors provide the best care for patients with innovative features and tools to maintain meaningful use. For example, our secure web-based portals provide patients information from their medical records as well as all relative educational information. Meanwhile, our Stimulus Dashboard helps providers automatically measure compliance with all meaningful use requirements.

"The ifa mission is to improve professional eye care for the benefit of patients, physicians and their teams. Thus, ifa is committed to provide and support intuitive, state-of-the-art information technology solutions that increase clinical and administrative efficiencies while achieving the highest levels of quality outcomes, user comfort and customer satisfaction."

"Drummond Group has ten years of software testing experience in several industries. We are pleased to bring that experience to the HIT marketplace. It is a privilege to carry out testing and certification in Electronic Health Records for HHS," says Rik Drummond, CEO Drummond Group.

About ifa united i-tech

The ifa group of companies is the international leading software provider for ophthalmology. More than 7,500 eye care professionals worldwide use the ifa EMR software managing more than 200,000 patient cases every day.

Website: http://www.ifa4emr.com

About Drummond Group

Drummond Group is an ONC Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) that provides meaningful use certification for EHR systems and applications. When a complete EHR system or EHR module(s) is certified by Drummond Group, the eligible providers and hospitals can use this certified EHR technology as part of their criteria for qualifying for Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) incentive payments.

About ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification

The ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification program tests and certifies that EHR technology is capable of meeting the 2011/2012 criteria approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The certifications include EHRs and EHR Modules meeting the 2011/2012 criteria for either eligible provider or hospital technology.

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