ehr onc final certification - Department of Health Care Services

Comment. One commenter suggested adding the term “modify” to the
certification criterion, while one commenter requested clarification on the term
“retrieve.”
Response. Consistent with the changes we have made to the other certification
criterion, we have included the word “modify.”
for reporting.
Comments. A few commenters suggested the use of SNOMED-CT® and UCUM
Response. We do not believe that the industry and public health departments are
currently able to support the use of SNOMED-CT® and UCUM for reporting on a
widespread basis.
d. Adoption and Realignment of Certification Criteria to Support the Final Requirements
for Meaningful Use Stage 1.
In the Interim Final Rule, we noted that the Secretary was adopting an initial set
of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria to “establish the
capabilities and related standards that certified electronic health record (EHR) technology
will need to include in order to, at a minimum, support the achievement of the proposed
meaningful use Stage 1.” We also noted that the reason we routinely referred to eligible
professionals and eligible hospitals in the Interim Final Rule was “because we have
closely aligned the initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and
certification criteria adopted by this rule to focus on the capabilities that Certified EHR
Technology must be able to provide in order to support the achievement of the proposed
criteria for meaningful use Stage 1 by eligible professionals and eligible hospitals under
the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.” In this regard, and as many
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