ehr onc final certification - Department of Health Care Services
ehr onc final certification - Department of Health Care Services
ehr onc final certification - Department of Health Care Services
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Comment. A commenter suggested that ONC strike the following from the<br />
<strong>certification</strong> criteria “and upon receipt <strong>of</strong> a patient summary record formatted in an<br />
alternate standard specified in §170.205(a)(1), display it in human readable format.”<br />
Another commenter stated that data transport is not addressed in the standards, and the<br />
criterion instead refers to “transmit.” The commenter suggested changing the first part <strong>of</strong><br />
the criterion to “display” instead <strong>of</strong> “receive,” and the second part <strong>of</strong> the criterion to<br />
“export” instead <strong>of</strong> “transmit.”<br />
Response. We disagree and have not made these changes. We believe that this<br />
<strong>certification</strong> criterion expresses the capabilities we expect Certified EHR Technology will<br />
include. Furthermore, the action <strong>of</strong> “exporting” a patient summary record does not<br />
indicate or require that Certified EHR Technology is actually capable <strong>of</strong> transmitting a<br />
patient summary record to Certified EHR Technology implemented by a different eligible<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional or eligible hospital.<br />
Comment. A commenter requested clarification on how historical data from<br />
paper records should be treated for the purpose <strong>of</strong> <strong>certification</strong>. If historical data is on<br />
paper, the standards for display are inapplicable.<br />
Response. Data from paper records would not be a relevant factor for the<br />
purposes <strong>of</strong> testing and <strong>certification</strong>. We are c<strong>onc</strong>erned with whether Complete EHRs<br />
and EHR Modules have implemented specific capabilities in compliance with the<br />
<strong>certification</strong> criteria adopted by the Secretary.<br />
Comments. A couple <strong>of</strong> commenters requested definition <strong>of</strong> “diagnostic test<br />
result” and “procedures” in the context <strong>of</strong> this criterion.<br />
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