COMMUNITY COMPUTER SERVICE, INC.’S MEDENT V18 RECEIVES 08 CCHIT
CERTIFICATION
Software Complies with Updated Interoperability Requirements

AUBURN, NY (September 30, 2008) – The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information
Technology (CCHIT®) today announced that Community Computer Service Inc.’s product MEDENT
V18 is a CCHIT Certified® 08 Ambulatory EHR additionally certified for Child Health, and meets the
Certification Commission’s electronic health record (EHR) criteria for office-based use. Ambulatory EHRs
are designed for physician offices and clinics where most Americans get their healthcare. The
Commission – a private, nonprofit organization – is the Recognized Certification Body in the United States
for certifying health information technology products.

    "Two key new areas of interoperability are required to achieve 08 certification,” said Mark Leavitt,
M.D., Ph.D., chair, CCHIT. "First, ambulatory EHRs must be capable of advanced electronic prescribing
functions so physicians can qualify for bonuses under Medicare’s new incentive program. Second,
EHRs must be able to send and receive an electronic patient summary. These and other new criteria will
ensure that certified health IT products help improve quality, safety and efficiency while protecting the
privacy of health information.”

    In the third year of the program’s operation, the criteria and testing have been significantly
updated again to provide physicians with more assurance that certified products will meet their needs for
functionality, interoperability and security. The Commission added 19 criteria to the 200 required in 2007.
Those changes were focused on the ability to exchange patient information with other systems. A CCHIT
Certified 08 Ambulatory EHR ensures:

• Additional electronic prescribing features: access to the patient’s medication history, formulary,
  and eligibility.
• Better and safer medication dosing, adjusted for patient weight and other factors.
• Better ability to prevent adverse reactions due to drug interactions or allergies.
• Use of standard formats to exchange basic patient information for continuity of care.
• Enhanced ability to view X-rays and other diagnostic images.
• Better management of patient consents and authorizations.
• Increased use of standard formats when receiving and storing laboratory results.

     As a CCHIT Certified product, MEDENT has been tested and passed inspection of 100 percent
of these new criteria.

    The CCHIT Certified “seal of approval” for EHR products provides a consensus-based,
government-recognized benchmark for ambulatory EHR products. By looking to products with the CCHIT
Certified seal, physicians and other providers can reduce their risk in selecting an EHR product, allowing
them to focus their evaluation on the special needs of their practices.

About Community Computer Service, Inc.
Community Computer Service, a privately held corporation located in Central New York, has been in the
health care automation market since 1967. With MEDENT, its All-In-One software package, Community
Computer Service incorporates Electronic Medical Records and Practice Management tools designed to
help a practice achieve the “Paperless Office”.
Community Computer Service is organized to deliver the long-term complete solution. We offer the
software, hardware, installation, training, ongoing support, and supplies to our customers throughout the
states we currently service: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.

About CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) is a private,
nonprofit organization that has been named by the federal government as the Recognized Certification
Body for health information technology. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of health information
technology by creating a credible, sustainable certification program. The certification requirements are
based on widely accepted industry standards and involve the work of hundreds of expert volunteers and
input from a variety of stakeholders throughout the health care industry. More information on CCHIT and
CCHIT Certified® products is available at www.cchit.org and at www.ehrdecisions.com.

 
“CCHIT®” and “CCHIT Certified®” are registered marks of the Certification Commission for
Healthcare Information Technology.