The HIT Policy Committee will hold a conference call on April 5 at 10 Eastern to discuss its comments on the Certification IFR. Members of the public may listen in via phone @ 1-877-705-6006. Learn more about the IFR: Standards & Certification Interim Final Rule: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology [PDF – 247 KB]
CHIME Wants Changes to Certification Standards IFR
Further clarification is needed as to how certification will apply to organizations that use multiple clinical systems as components to an overall EHR, states CHIME in a comment letter to ONC regarding the Certification standards and implementation specifications IFR. CHIME supports wording in the rule that requires only certification of individual EHR modules. Additionally, CHIME […]
CCHIT: IFR = 1 Step Forward, 2 Back
Certain criteria and standards in the Certification and Implementation IFR may represent “a step backwards in progress toward EHR interoperability, by dropping standards that were already federally recognized and widely adopted, while other criteria demand an unrealistic leap forward,” stated CCHIT in a recently filed comment letter to CMS. “… the criteria and standards need […]