PALO ALTO, Calif., July 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical
Systems (NYSE:VAR) today announced that its ARIA® oncology
information system has been certified for use to demonstrate Stage
1 and 2 "meaningful use" of an electronic health record
(EHR). Clinicians will soon be able to use the system to
qualify for funding under the federal government's program to
improve clinical care by promoting the adoption and effective use
of EHRs at healthcare institutions.
The ARIA system for both medical and radiation oncology were
tested and certified as a Complete Ambulatory EHR under the
Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National
Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) program.
The Drummond Group's ONC-ACB certification program certifies that
EHRs meet the meaningful use criteria for eligible providers.
Varian's ARIA software system is a comprehensive electronic
medical record and image management system that aggregates patient
data into an organized, oncology-specific medical chart with
functional components for managing clinical, administrative and
financial operations for medical, radiation and surgical
oncology. The certification means that the software complies
with criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services for electronic healthcare
records. Eligible providers can now qualify to receive
federal stimulus monies upon demonstrating meaningful use of
Varian's certified software system for establishing and maintaining
electronic healthcare records.
"Enhancing the ARIA system to qualify for this certification was
a significant achievement and the result of close collaboration
with members of the clinical oncology community," said Sukhveer Singh, vice president of Varian's
Oncology Continuum Solutions group, a dedicated team working to
deliver software solutions that enable more patient-centered and
outcome-driven care along the care continuum. "While this
certification is relevant only to clinical sites in the U.S., we
are confident that many of the interoperability and quality
measures that were added to ARIA will be of great use to the wider
global community of clinicians."
The ARIA oncology information system (version 11 MR5), coupled
with the Equicare Health Solutions Active Patient Portal (version
4.2) for providing patients with secure web-based access to
important portions of their medical records, were certified
together to meet the federal requirements for Complete Ambulatory
EHR.
Additional Information
These Complete EHRs are 2014 Edition compliant and have been
certified by an ONC-ACB in accordance with the applicable
certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. This certification does
not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive
payments. ARIA version 11 MR5 was certified on June 26, 2014. Certified ID numbers are
06262014-2528-1 (for radiation oncology) and 06262014-2529-1 (for
medical oncology). The modules tested were 170.314(a)(1‐15);
170.314(b)(1‐5, 7); 170.314(c)(1‐3);170.314(d)(1‐8);
170.314(e)(1‐3); 170.314(f)(1‐3); 170.314(g)(2‐4). Clinical
Quality Measures certified: CMS002v3; CMS050v2; CMS068v3; CMS069v2;
CMS124v2; CMS125v2; CMS129v3; CMS130v2; CMS138v2; CMS139v2;
CMS140v2; CMS141v3; CMS154v2; CMS156v2; CMS157v2; and
CMS165v2. Additional software used: Data Motion, Equicare,
Microsoft Word.
Price Transparency
These certified products generally involve one-time license fees
plus some ongoing costs:
- ARIA Disease Management, a one-time initial license fee and
ongoing Software Support Agreement (SSA) fees.
- Equicare Health Solutions Active Patient Portal, a one-time
initial license fee and ongoing SSA fees.
- ePrescribing, a one-time initial license fee and ongoing SSA
fees.
- Interfaces: In and Outbound Laboratory, Immunization, Syndromic
Health, a one-time initial license fee/interface and ongoing SSA
fees.
- DIRECT, a one-time initial license fee and ongoing service
fees.
About Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems,
Inc., of Palo Alto, California, is
the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software
for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy,
radiosurgery, and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics
software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy
centers and medical oncology practices. Varian is a premier
supplier of tubes, digital detectors, and image processing software
and workstations for X-ray imaging in medical, scientific, and
industrial applications and also supplies high-energy X-ray devices
for cargo screening and non-destructive testing applications.
Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 6,500 people who are
located at manufacturing sites in North
America, Europe, and
China and approximately 70 sales
and support offices around the world. For more information, visit
http://www.varian.com or follow us on Twitter.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Spencer Sias, 650-424-5782
spencer.sias@varian.com
SOURCE Varian Medical Systems