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title: The Latest CCHIT and ARRA Conversation
description: The Latest CCHIT and ARRA Conversation
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# The Latest CCHIT and ARRA Conversation

June 15, 2020

As many of you know, I am on the [CCHIT Child Health Workgroup](http://www.cchit.org/workgroups/child-health), which has been both a delight and an exercise in futility.  The focus and capability of the folks on that committee is intimidating, to say the least...but, sadly, we have not met since last September, if I have my dates right.  Everyone - especially CCHIT - expected them to be named the one-and-only certification body for all things EHR, but that never materialized and now many of us are wondering what to do.

Two interesting pieces landed in my mailbox today that discuss these issues.

A quick piece from the folks over at [softwareadvice.com](http://www.softwareadvice.com/medical/electronic-medical-record-software-comparison/), an interesting pro/con discussion about the state of CCHIT.  Some of the points are interesting, but on the whole it borders on the naive.  I don't know a single REC, for example, that promotes a non-CCHIT vendor (example, anyone)?  Further, none of the HIEs are excited to work with a non-CCHIT vendor.  In fact, some of them refuse to do otherwise.

 

I couldn't have said it better myself.

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