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Certification of the RPMS EHR
Chris Lamer
CCHIT
CCHIT was the only certification body for EHR
CCHIT
EHR Certification Test Scripts
IHS obtained the test scripts for obtaining EHR certification
IHS RPMSCertified in 2008Under 2007 criteria
RPMS-EHR received provisional certification in 2008 which was good until 2010
Those really were the droids you were looking for
Some people felt that CCHIT was biased because they made the certification tests and administered it - there were concerns of unfair practices and CCHIT came under alot of scrutiny
ONC
The Office of the National Coordinator stepped in and created new rules based on the CMS documentation
NISTONC
ONC employed the National Institute for Standards and Technology to carry out their plans for EHR testing
NISTONC
Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ATCB)
New applicants came out to be credentialed to administer the certification exams to EHR vendors
NISTONC
CCHIT
CCHIT hopes to be the first certified ATCB
We have the plans for the new EHR certification, but the plans are incomplete. We’re waiting for CMS, ONC, NIST and the ATCBs to finish the plans out so we can be sure of what we need to do.
There has been alot of confusion about what is going on.
Did someone tell you This was easy?
And this has not been an easy process.
Leadership
Fortunately we have good leadership through people like Dr. Hays and Dr. Cullen
Subject Matter Experts
And there are a number of EHR SMEs out there that can help like David Taylor
CMS: Final Meaningful Use criteria
CMS should be ready to go in the Summer
ONC: Standards and criteria for certification
ONC will release their final guidelines to NIST shortly after that
ONC: Certification process developed
ONC has already released their requirements for ATCBs - organizations like CCHIT are already at work to become certified as soon as possible.
NIST: Test tools and procedures defined
NIST will finalize their requirements and make them available to the ATCBs and EHR Vendors
ONC: Recognition of ATCBs
ONC will need to recognize the ATCBs before they can begin testing - this is expected to start in the very early fall
CCHIT/ATCB: EHR Certification Process
IHS will be ready for testing by late fall or early winter so we can begin releasing the new RPMS and EHR updates to the sites to begin work towards meaningful use.