· Completes certification for HL-7 with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
syngo Dynamics VA10 successfully completed the full HL7-PACs-Vista Imaging Validation testing, and is now approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for use with VistA Imaging. In addition, syngo Dynamics is now certified as an ambulatory and inpatient Electronic Health Record (EHR) module1, 2014 Edition compliant, by InfoGuard, an Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB), in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and has received Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT) status from the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). These certifications underscore the trust that healthcare providers have in the Siemens Healthcare Cardiovascular Imaging and Information System solution (CVIS), syngo Dynamics.
The ONC for Health Information Technology (ONC) Certification Program provides a defined process to ensure that EHR technologies like syngo Dynamics meet the adopted standards and certification criteria to help providers and hospitals achieve Meaningful Use (MU) objectives and measures established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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