HIT Policy Committee Recommends Overhaul to EHR Certification
Monday, 17. August 2009
The Health IT Policy Committee on Friday released its recommendations for electronic health record (EHR) certification under the ARRA. In general, the recommendations will place less emphasis on features and functionality, and focus more on the criteria for meaningful use, including interoperability, privacy and security. The recommendations call for multiple certification organizations (rather than just one), with accreditation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Nuesoft applauds the committee’s effort to move toward a more “transparent and objective process”, where the emerging model appears to level the playing field for vendors with newer, more innovative technologies and system and data architectures.