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CEO says we are "concluding our operations with pride," in the bold move of exiting a business and a revenue stream.

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, better known by its acronym CCHIT, is ending all operations, and expects to conclude the process by later this month. The closure follows an announcement earlier this year that it would stop EHR certifications and focus on advisory services.

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology will stop offering ONC testing and certification services. Instead, CCHIT will work toward increased IT interoperability by counseling providers and developers on certified EHR requirements, the group announced Jan. 29.

A number of vendors have had to go through several certification trials to meet the meaningful use requirements. And after a sharp drop in vendors attempting to certify their EHRs or modules earlier this year, the certification bodies are now starting to see more activity.

Alisa Ray, the first executive director of the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), has been newly named as the organization's CEO.

When the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently selected Aegis.Net to establish a health IT test standard and interoperability as part of meaningful use of electronic health records, it highlighted the rising importance of interoperability testing.

Interoperability can be fragile even when developers write good code, so testing early by vendors and other organizations is critical for meaningful use and health information exchange.

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) believes a private-public partnership would be better to run the future Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN), rather than a federal body alone.

A survey sponsored by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has revealed significant concerns about the measures put forth in the preliminary Stages 2 and 3 meaningful use criteria.

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has announced the launch of its new EHR certification program for hospitals.