LINCOLN, NE - Jun 19, 2014 - TELCORs QML version 2.3 point of
care software solution has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular
Inpatient and Modular Ambulatory EHR Certification, which
designates that the software is capable of supporting eligible
providers and hospitals with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2
Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). QML version 2.3 was
certified on June 11, 2014 by ICSA Labs, an Office of the
National Coordinator-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) and is
compliant in accordance with the applicable criteria adopted by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
TELCOR is deeply committed to evolving with the health care
industry, said Jim Terrano, president and CEO, TELCOR. We believe
that achieving this important certification not only supports our
customers in pursuing their own Meaningful Use objectives, but it
also reflects the values with which TELCOR develops its software
products - to improve patient care and the security and privacy of
patient health information.
ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, offers
vendor-neutral testing and certification. 2014 Edition ONC HIT
Certification is granted to those technologies that are capable of
meeting the more rigorous testing criteria developed to support
providers and hospitals who wish to demonstrate Stage 2 meaningful
use, which focuses on the capability of health IT to deliver higher
quality patient care and exchange clinical information
securely.
QML version 2.3s certification number for the Ambulatory point
of care market is: 140107R00. QML version 2.3s certification
number for the Inpatient point of care market is: 140108R00. ONC
HIT certification conferred by ICSA Labs does not represent an
endorsement of the certified EHR technology by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
QML version 2.3 meets the following certification criteria for
Modular EHR Inpatient and Modular EHR Ambulatory:
- 170.314(d)(1) Authentication, Access Control and
Authorization
- 170.314(d)(2) Auditable Events and Tamper-Resistance, including
Network Time Protocol
- 170.314(d)(3) Audit Reports
- 170.314(d)(5) Automatic Log-Off
- 170.314(d)(6) Emergency Access
- 170.314(g)(4) Quality Management System
QML version 2.3 also meets certification criteria in the
Inpatient domain for:
- 170.314(b)(5) Incorporate Lab Tests and Values/Results
- 170.314(g)(1) Automated Numerator Recording
The additional software relied upon to comply with one or more
of the certification criteria include:
- Meinburg NTP Time Server Monitor
- SAP® Sybase® SQL Anywhere FIPS Encryption
The additional types of costs that could be incurred by a
purchaser of this system include: software license fees, computer
hardware and upgrades, telecommunications services, network
connections, ongoing software maintenance and support, third-party
software license and support fees, interfaces to third-party
systems, and unique customer-specific requested enhancements or
support. Each implementation is unique, and the variable cost
factors are determined as purchases are configured and quoted.
About QML
TELCORs QML software solution provides comprehensive point of
care data management, electronically receives results from 90+
medical devices used outside of the traditional laboratory setting
and sends these results to 40+ laboratory or EMR systems. The
extensive list of devices and LIS/EMRs continues to grow as point
of care testing moves beyond the walls of the traditional hospital
bedside testing model to the ambulatory locations of physician
offices and clinics. QML is an open vendor system and is the only
point of care middleware solution not owned by a company focused on
devices and reagents. The open vendor approach offers the ability
to select devices from any manufacturer in this market, enables
additions and replacements to be implemented without downtime or
impact on other device connectivity and does not limit device
selections to a single manufacturer.
In addition to the device and LIS/EMR interfaces that run
unattended 24x7x365, QML features automated alerts, dashboards,
management by exception, operator testing privileges, automated
operator and patient lists to devices, and operator certification
tracking and documentation. QML provides unlimited data mining,
patient and QC result management, comprehensive reporting for
statistics and metrics, and hundreds of configuration options that
allow each QML system to be configured to meet the unique
requirements of each customers point of care testing program. The
QML system can be installed in a wide range of virtual
configuration options including a distributed processing model and
high availability options.
About ONC Certification
The ONC Certified Health Information Technology (HIT) program
tests and certifies that HIT is capable of meeting the 2014 Edition
criteria approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(HHS). The certifications include Complete EHRs, which meet all of
the 2014 Edition criteria for either eligible provider or hospital
technology and EHR Modules, which meet one or more - but not all -
of the criteria.
About ICSA Labs
ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, offers
third-party testing and certification of security and health IT
products, as well as network-connected devices, to measure product
compliance, reliability and performance for many of the worlds top
security vendors. ICSA Labs is an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited and
9001:2008 registered organization. ICSA Labs is NVLAP accredited as
a Health IT Test Lab and is also an ONC-Authorized Certification
Body (ONC-ACB) accredited by ANSI to ISO/IEC Guide 65. Visit http://www.icsalabs.com
and http://www.icsalabs.com/blogs
for more information.
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