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Healthcare Technology News: August 2010
HHS announced today that the following organizations have been selected as ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ATCBs):
According to HHS, certification by an ATCB signifies "to eligible professionals, hospitals, and critical access hospitals that an EHR technology has the capabilities necessary to support their efforts to meet the goals and objectives of meaningful use".
Posted by Richard Elmore at 5:28 PM 1 comments
Labels: ATCB, CCHIT, Certification, Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology, Drummond Group
Posted by Richard Elmore at 12:00 AM 2 comments
NIST has released the approved testing procedures for evaluating EHRs and EHR modules to the standards, implementation specs and certification criteria for ONC's Temporary Certification Program. These procedures will be used by federally authorized testing and certification bodies (ATCB's) who will be announced within the coming month.
From the NIST web site:
§170.302 (a) Drug-drug, drug-allergy interaction checks 08/13/2010
§170.302 (b) Drug formulary checks 08/13/2010
§170.302 (c) Maintain up-to-date problem list 08/13/2010
§170.302 (d) Maintain active medication list 08/13/2010
§170.302 (e) Maintain active medication allergy list 08/13/2010
§170.302 (f)(1) Vital signs 08/13/2010
§170.302 (f)(2) Body mass index 08/13/2010
§170.302 (f)(3) Plot and display growth charts 08/13/2010
§170.302 (g) Smoking status 08/13/2010
§170.302 (h) Incorporate lab results 08/13/2010
§170.302 (i) Generate patient lists 08/13/2010
§170.302 (j) Medication reconciliation 08/13/2010
§170.302 (k) Submission to immunization registries 08/13/2010
§170.302 (l) Public health surveillance 08/13/2010
§170.302 (m) Patient specific education resources 08/13/2010
§170.302 (n) Automate measure calculation 08/13/2010
§170.302 (o) Access control 08/13/2010
§170.302 (p) Emergency access 08/13/2010
§170.302 (q) Automatic log-off 08/13/2010
§170.302 (r) Audit log 08/13/2010
§170.302 (s) Integrity 08/13/2010
§170.302 (t) Authentication 08/13/2010
§170.302 (u) General encryption 08/13/2010
§170.302 (v) Encryption when exchanging electronic health information 08/13/2010
§170.302 (w) Accounting of disclosures (optional) 08/13/2010
§170.304 (a) Computerized provider order entry 08/13/2010
§170.304 (b) Electronic prescribing 08/13/2010
§170.304 (c) Record demographics 08/13/2010
§170.304 (d) Patient reminders 08/13/2010
§170.304 (e) Clinical decision support 08/13/2010
§170.304 (f) Electronic copy of health information 08/13/2010
§170.304 (g) Timely access 08/13/2010
§170.304 (h) Clinical summaries 08/13/2010
§170.304 (i) Exchange clinical information and patient summary record 08/13/2010
§170.304 (j) Calculate and submit clinical quality measures 08/13/2010
§170.306 (a) Computerized provider order entry 08/13/2010
§170.306 (b) Record demographics 08/13/2010
§170.306 (c) Clinical decision support 08/13/2010
§170.306 (d)(1) Electronic copy of health information 08/13/2010
§170.306 (d)(2) Electronic copy of health information
Note: For discharge summary
§170.306 (e) Electronic copy of discharge information 08/13/2010
§170.306 (f) Exchange clinical information and patient summary record 08/13/2010
§170.306 (g) Reportable lab results 08/13/2010
§170.306 (h) Advanced directives 08/13/2010
§170.306 (i) Calculate and submit clinical quality measures 08/13/2010
Posted by Richard Elmore at 12:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: ATCB, Certification, EHR, Meaningful Use, NIST, Test Procedure