CitiusTech Supports Project LAIKA - EHR Testing Framework for CCHIT Certification...

CitiusTech Supports Project LAIKA - EHR Testing Framework for CCHIT
Certification Inspections

SARASOTA, Florida, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CitiusTech, a leading software
technology and consulting company announced today that it is collaborating
with CCHIT(R) and MITRE Corporation for Project LAIKA. As a key Project LAIKA
contributor, CitiusTech has led the development of test automation tools
including PIX/PDQ testing for the LAIKA platform.
LAIKA, jointly created by CCHIT (Certification Commission for Healthcare
Information Technology) and the MITRE Corporation, is an open source
initiative with the objectives of creating an EHR testing framework for
automating CCHIT certification inspections, and for supporting developers and
integrators of HIT products. All software, data and designs associated with
the project are freely available via an Apache 2.0 Open Source distribution
license.
"We are proud to be associated with CCHIT on this prestigious initiative.
Project LAIKA provides a highly scalable interoperability testing framework
for clinical and medical imaging messaging. Our pro-bono work for Project
LAIKA has given CitiusTech good experience in supporting our HIT partners
work towards achieving CCHIT certification requirements," said Bimal R. Naik,
SVP Projects at CitiusTech.
"CitiusTech has been a strong LAIKA contributor and has developed the
PIX/PDQ capabilities. They have also contributed in other areas of
cross-enterprise interoperability testing, including generation of
comprehensive audit logs and user guides for supporting developers and
integrators. CitiusTech's experience in healthcare interoperability
technologies, interoperability standards especially HL7 and IHE, and its
knowledge of test automation has been very relevant for the LAIKA Project,"
said Dennis Wilson, Certification Technology Director at CCHIT.
CitiusTech will continue to work closely with the Project LAIKA team on
other initiatives based on the LAIKA development roadmap.
About CitiusTech
CitiusTech (http://www.citiustech.com) is a specialist provider of
technology and business services to Healthcare Technology companies,
Healthcare Providers, Managed Care Organizations, Health Plans and Disease
Management companies. CitiusTech offers a range of product engineering and
technology services - from solution design and development to testing,
integration, and technical support. CitiusTech brings strong Healthcare
domain expertise - across technologies, applications and standards. The
ability to provide this expertise, together with world-class service quality
and a global resource base, enables CitiusTech to offer a distinctive value
proposition to global Healthcare clients.
Product and company names herein may be the trademarks of their
respective owners.
For more information:
Amar Badlani,
Manager Business Development,
CitiusTech Inc.,
amarb@citiustech.com,
Tel: +1-877-CITIUS-1,
Off: +1-360-326-8060.

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For more information: Amar Badlani, Manager Business Development, CitiusTech
Inc., amarb@citiustech.com, Tel: +1-877-CITIUS-1, Off: +1-360-326-8060.