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NCQA Certifies GE Healthcare Record-Keeping Software to Help Track Diabetes Care

U.S. Newswire, November, 2005

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today certified the first electronic health record (EHR) software shown to support doctors who wish to pursue the NCQA/American Diabetes Association Diabetes Physician Recognition Program (DPRP). GE's Centricity Physician Office system was rigorously evaluated to ensure that it could accurately report clinical results to physicians interested in applying for recognition under the DPRP. While use of NCQA-certified software is not mandatory, physicians and medical groups may find that using certified EHR software significantly streamlines the application process.

"Physicians participating in recognition and pay-for-performance programs need tools that can help compile and report clinical...

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