Great Expressions Dental Centers, a dental service organization, received federal certification for its custom dental practice management software.
Here are four takeaways on GEDC's software.
1. GEDC uses the software for its daily operations including scheduling appointments and billing.
2. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology established an initiative, the Health IT Certification Program, to confirm that all health software programs like GEDC's software abide by certain standards and criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
3. GEDC's software passed government requirements to store, display, transmit, receive and secure all patient health information.
4. Richard Beckman, CEO of GEDC, said, "The certification of our custom software affirms Great Expressions Dental Centers' position as an innovator and leader in the dental industry and aligns with our commitment to our customers to provide technologies that have their best interest at heart."
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