American College of Cardiology

Resources

Certification Information

• Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)’s list of certified EHRs –
  Note: Vendors do not have to re-certify every year. If your vendor is not listed in the current year, check the prior year listing.
• CCHIT’s Web site for EHR news and information.

Implementation, Selection Information

• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s EHR Implementation in Ambulatory Care: A White Paper.
• Video from Michael Mirro, M.D., F.A.C.C., co-chair of the ACC Informatics Committee, on “Selecting and Implementing an EHR: Improving Quality.”
• American Medical Association’s health IT resources.

Selection Tools

• EHR Consultant – A set of 600 EHR features to screen more than 300 EHRs. EHR vendors pay for higher placement in result list. The EHRs recommended are not predicated on vendor payment, just their placement in the result list. A free service.
• EHR Selector – A set of 375 EHR features to screen more than 30 EHRs. Vendors pay a fee to have their features and functionality independently verified by HIMSS. $60 for three months of access.
• EHR Scope – A set of 14 EHR features to screen more than 300 EHRs. EHR vendors pay for higher placement in result list. The EHRs recommended are not predicated on vendor payment, just their order placement in the results list. A free service.
  
  *Vendors: Please contact ACC to have your application added to the list.

Case Studies

• CCHIT case studies of practices implementing an EHR.
• American Academy of Pediatrics members’ personal reviews of EHRs.
• ACC member case studies on implementation and selection.

Health IT Toolkits

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Health IT Adoption Toolbox.
• American Academy of Family Physician’s Center for Health IT.
• Alliance for Health Reform’s Reporter’s Toolkit: Health Information Technology.
• ACC's EHR Toolkit