RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—OfficeMate/ExamWRITER 10 Certified for ‘Meaningful Use’The 2011/2012 criteria support the Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding or stimulus money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Eyefinity/OfficeMate, a company of VSP Global, anticipates that its certified version, OfficeMate/ExamWRITER version 10, will be available in February 2011. The company received its certification as a Complete EHR on Oct. 29.

“We are thrilled that OfficeMate/ExamWRITER is now a certified EHR and we remain dedicated to supporting our clients as they prepare to implement our certified solution,” said Steve Baker, president of Eyefinity/OfficeMate. “We believe that earning this certification ensures that our clients are well positioned to achieve meaningful use and receive the stimulus money available to them.”

Eyefinity/OfficeMate’s chief professional officer, James Kirchner, OD, added, “We are expanding our educational resources on this critical topic and giving users practical strategies to help them achieve meaningful use and take full advantage of the available stimulus money.”

Eyefinity/OfficeMate pointed out that OfficeMate/ExamWRITER relied upon additional software to demonstrate compliance includes: DrFirst and Microsoft Health Vault.

The ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification program tests and certifies that Complete EHRs meet all of the 2011/2012 criteria and EHR Modules meet one or more—but not all—of the criteria approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for either eligible provider or hospital technology. For more info, go to http://cchit.org. ■ ■