SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Jardogs
announced that its Universal Health Record (UHR)
FollowMyHealth™ v1.0 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified
as an EHR Module on January 27th, 2011 by the Certification
Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an
ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider
certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services. The 2011/2012 criteria support the Stage 1 meaningful use
measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals
for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA).
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FollowMyHealth™ combines the global connectivity and
patient management aspects of a personal health record with the
integration of a patient portal to create the only true Universal
Health Record.
“I am pleased to see that Jardogs took the initiative to create
the country’s first Universal Health Record,” said Michael R.
McGuire, who outlines in his book A Preliminary Design for A
Universal Patient Medical Record how a universal health record
can help achieve the goals of more efficient and less costly health
care.
“Our FollowMyHealth™ solution provides community-level
connectivity for patients and providers in a truly meaningful way,”
said Jim Hewitt, CEO of Jardogs. “We believe this
certification, our use of the Microsoft Windows Azure platform, and
the capabilities of our Universal Health Record have created the
new standard for patient access solutions.”
“The Windows Azure platform makes it easier for software as a
service providers like Jardogs to develop and deploy new or
existing applications and to scale services as needed,” said Jack
Hersey, General Manager, United States Public Sector Healthcare and
Social Services Group Microsoft. “With
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