NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Fredericksburg Nephrology Associates has successful attested to meaningful use using Acumen nEHR version 6.0, according to a news release from Health IT Services Group (HITSG).
Fredericksburg, Va.-based Fredericksburg Nephrology, Inc., includes four of the almost 1,000 nephrology and mid-level providers using Acumen nEHR.
“The attestation process was seamless,” said Randy Gertner, MD, of FNA. “The Acumen EHR easily captured our denominators and numerators in an intuitive fashion. Our group members were easily able to follow, in real time, their progress in achieving the meaningful use objectives. The meaningful use dashboard provided an ideal platform to meet all core and menu objectives, including dialysis patients through the MCP module which facilitated the entire process.”
The Acumen nEHR product includes a meaningful use dashboard that tracks the nephrologist’s progress toward reaching meaningful use goals. In December 2010, Acumen nEHR, version 6.0, was 2011/2012 ONC-ATCB Certified for meaningful use and is a CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR.
“Most nephrology groups using Acumen should be able to attest successfully with a moderate amount of effort,” stated Randy Gertner, MD. “Our group was delighted with the close and astute guidance provided by the Acumen staff to become one of the first meaningful use users.”
HITSG has taken many steps to insure that their Acumen nEHR customers have the tools and knowledge to meet the meaningful use requirements, including a blog that was started in September 2010. The Acumen blog, which can be found on the Acumen website, focuses on the intersection of nephrology and health information technology.
“The journey to reach meaningful use has just begun and we are excited to have customers like Fredericksburg Nephrology Associates, Inc., achieve this milestone so quickly.” said Terry Ketchersid, MD and CMO of HITSG. “This is no easy task, but we hope that our customers utilize the information that we have provided them, both within the Acumen product and through our blog to successfully reach their goals.”
