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2. Digital Print Technologies
What Do We Do?
• We are Medical Systems Solutions Architects!
• 4Med Systems provides development support and
testing for medical IT applications that require the
integration of several software and hardware
components.
• We specialize in identifying the right components
and partners to enable medical facilities to maximize
efficiencies within their existing IT infrastructure.

3. Legislative Context
Legislative Context
American Recovery & Reinvestment
Act (ARRA), Feb 2009
Health Human Services (HHS), $19B
HITECH
Office Of National Coordination,
(ONC)
HIT Policy Committee

4. ARRA HITECH Act
You are eligible for between $44,000 to $64,000!
Total
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Incentive
2011 $18,000 $12,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $44,000
2012 $18,000 $12,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $44,000
2013 $15,000 $12,000 $8,000 $4,000 $39,000
2014 $12,000 $8,000 $4,000 $24,000
2015+ $Penalty

5. Meaningful Use?
What are the Certification Standards?
• Meaningful Use Matrix = Standards
Definition, July 16
• Progressive Standards 2011, 2013, 2015
E.g. Matrix Standards E.g. Matrix Measures
% Prescriptions transmitted
Transmit Prescriptions electronically
electronically
Submit Claims Electronically % Claims submitted electronically
Patients with Electronic Access to
% Patients with electronic access
Charts

6. CCHIT?
Certification Commission for HIT - Private,
non-profit organization
Proponents: Experienced, Established Testing
Opponents: Excessively detailed, costly,
aligned with vendors, interest conflict
• ‘CCHIT has hijacked their development
effort” – Certification Work Group
• CCHIT gives HIT’s legacy vendors
inappropriate influence - Brian Klepper, PhD

7. Then Who?
– National Institute of Standards
Technology (NIST)
• Federal Agency Under the Dept of
Commerce
• Founded in 1901
• Standards: from teller machines to
semi-conductors

8. HIT Policy Committee Recommendation
HIT Committee
Recommendation
ONC, Policy Committee Establishes Standards
NIST in Charge of Certification
Multiple Organizations Perform Tests

9. One Vendor?
One Solution?
– Satisfy the Standards with Multiple Vendors
• E.g. EHR vendor & e-prescriptions vendor
– “Certification of modules should make it
possible for organizations to purchase
components from multiple vendors” –
Certification Work Group, July 16, 2009

10. Next Steps?
1. Educate your staff – Post the Matrix
2. Educate your patients – Newsletter
3. Getting Involved – Policy Meetings are
open
4. Implement a viable EHR
http://healthit.hhs.gov/

11. Affordable EMR - PMS
CCHIT Certified
•Multiple Specialties
•ASP or Server-Based
•eRecords Management
•ePerscribing Solutions
•Registration Kiosks
•Patient and Physician Portals

12. Patient Registration Kiosks
Insurance Pre-Verification, Patient History, Co-Pay and Balance Collection
Group Clearinghouse Rates

13. Patient and Physician Portals
Mobile Schedule Mobile Lab Results Mobile Charges Mobile Transcription

14. Chronic Disease Management

15. Contact Us
Steve Martin
Pres./CEO
Ph. 763-493-4633
Cell. 612-385-3528
For more information, please visit our newly revised
web site at www.4medsystems.com, where there are
product files, white papers, case studies and video
demonstrations available for your review.