Skylight® Healthcare Systems Achieves Stage 2 Meaningful Use Certification from ICSA Labs for Patient-Specific Education Objective

Certified in Both Inpatient and Ambulatory Environments

Skylight® Healthcare Systems, the pioneer in interactive patient engagement systems, has achieved ONC-ACB 2014 Edition Modular Inpatient EHR Certification for CareNavigator 2.5 and 2014 Edition Modular Ambulatory EHR Certification for CareNavigator 2.5.

The solutions were certified by ICSA Labs, an Office of the National Coordinator-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). This certification confirms that Skylight CareNavigator TM satisfies the set of standards specified in the Patient-Specific Education objective identified in the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Incentive Program and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).The Patient-Specific Education Objective is a requirement in Meaningful Use Stage 2 of the program. Hospitals must attest to this objective in order to receive reimbursement incentives.

"We were the first interactive patient system to receive meaningful use certification," said Tom Klopack, CEO, Skylight Healthcare Systems. "Since the identification and delivery of patient education can be automated and delivered through our system, this became an essential element to help our hospital partners that are participating in the Meaningful Use program. It is just one more way we can demonstrate our commitment to improving the patient experience and enhancing the efficiency of the clinical staff."

The Patient-Specific Education Resources objective was established to help medical professionals and patients make better decisions about their health. The objective was designed to encourage medical professionals and hospitals to leverage functionality built into certified EHR technology that evaluates information about the patient and then suggests clinically relevant and valuable education resources.

In order to attest against this objective, an eligible hospital must demonstrate that at least 10 percent of admitted, unique patients that received patient-specific education resources, received resources that were identified by a certified EHR technology.

Because Skylight CareNavigator TM, Skylight Healthcare's interactive patient system, can transfer health education information to the hospital's electronic medical record (EMR) it is considered a module of an electronic health record. As a certified EHR technology provider, hospitals using Skylight CareNavigator are eligible for incentive payments from CMS.

Interactive patient engagement systems like Skylight CareNavigator provide and deliver patient education through the patient television during hospitalization and through a secure web-based connection before and after hospitalization. The anywhere, anytime availability of patient education enabled by the use of the CareNavigator system has made interactive patient systems a vital element in patient education programs at many of the nation's hospitals.

Legal notice

This EHR Module is 2014 Edition compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ACB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary 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. CareNavigator 2.5 was certified on December 18, 2013. CHPL Product Numbers: 130110R00 (Ambulatory) and 130111R00 (Inpatient).

Skylight CareNavigator 2.5 successfully met the following 2014 Edition criteria: 170.314(a) (15) 170.314(g) (1) 170.314(g) (4). Additional costs incurred by a provider to implement the certified functionality include a one Time Setup Fee, ongoing monthly or annual fees and optional service /education fees.

About Skylight® Healthcare Systems

For more than a decade, San Diego-based Skylight® Healthcare Systems has been transforming the patient experience throughout the continuum of care. From pre-admission through post-discharge, Skylight CareNavigator TM, the company's innovative interactive patient care system, uses common communication devices including televisions, computers, and mobile devices to address patient and family needs in health education, services and communication with physicians and care teams. Hospitals subsequently experience improved HCAHPS, reduced readmissions, greater clinical efficiencies and increased reimbursements. Together with Skylight's account management and clinical consulting teams, hospitals, health systems and Accountable Care Organizations deploy CareNavigator TM to manage populations, increase patient satisfaction and achieve meaningful use. CareNavigator also integrates with existing hospital systems to streamline clinical workflow, improve operational efficiencies, and enhance revenue through additional service offerings including pharmacy and retail. For more information about Skylight's tools and impact on the patient experience, visit www.skylight.com.

About ICSA Labs

ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, offers third-party testing and certification of security and health IT products, as well as network-connected devices, to measure product compliance, reliability and performance for many of the world's top security vendors. ICSA Labs is an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited and 9001:2008 registered organization. ICSA Labs is NVLAP accredited as a Health IT Test Lab and is also an ONC-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) accredited by ANSI to ISO/IEC Guide 65. Visit http://www.icsalabs.com and http://www.icsalabs.com/blogs for more information.

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