The ONC Health IT Certification Program (Certification Program) ensures that Certified Health Information Technology meets the technological capability, functionality, and security requirements adopted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Learn More Program Overview [PDF - 317KB]

Once certified, Complete EHRs and EHR Modules used together would be able to be used to meet the statutory requirement for Certified EHR Technology. In 2010, ONC established a Temporary Certification Program in order to ensure the availability and functionality of certified EHR technology to support the first stage of the EHR incentive programs ...

Jan 30, 2024 · Base EHR Definition: Developers that certify their products to this group of criteria provide baseline assurance that the product possesses a key set of capabilities. Standards Version Advancement Process (SVAP) : Developers have the opportunity to update their criteria to new standards versions via SVAP to ensure their products are up to date ...

Nov 9, 2021 · These new editions of certification criteria include more robust technical and interoperability requirements, ONC-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) in-the-field surveillance expectations, and cost transparency and disclosure requirements for health IT developers’ certified health IT.

Each certified Health IT Module on the CHPL has a “CHPL Product Number” assigned to it by the ONC-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) that certified the product. The CMS EHR Certification Identification Number is a number generated by the CHPL that represents a Health IT Module or combination of Health IT Modules, which are used for ...

Mar 4, 2019 · The 2014 Edition adopted certification criteria that established the technical capabilities and specified the related standards and implementation specifications that health IT could be certified to and used to meet the Certified EHR Technology required under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.

The Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) is a comprehensive and authoritative listing of all certified Health Information Technology which has been successfully tested and certified by the ONC Health IT Certification Program. All products listed on the CHPL have been tested by an ONC-Authorized Testing Laboratory (ONC-ATL) and certified by ...

CMS calls the minimum set of required certification functionalities that program participants must use to meet the requirements of these incentive programs Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT). Using certified health IT — including standards-based application programming interfaces (APIs), electronic exchange of clinical care documents, and other ...

For example, based on the needs of its customers or desire to meet requirements for incentive programs that leverage certified health IT, a developer may determine what criteria are most appropriate for their products. For example, several external programs reference the Base EHR Definition as a list of requirements for certified technology ...

Defines line-item costs for EHR software, implementation, training, and support — for both on-site licensing models and cloud-based platforms. A helpful tool that provides a framework for comparing costs among prospective vendors. Who it’s for EHR implementation leads, practice managers, and finance leads. When it’s used