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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EHR or EHR Module: 1) already includes the capability; 2) includes some aspect <strong>of</strong> the<br />
capability which would need to be updated; 3) does not currently include the capability at<br />
all. We believe it is reasonable to estimate that it will cost somewhere between $10,000<br />
and $250,000 per <strong>certification</strong> criterion to prepare a Complete EHR for testing and<br />
<strong>certification</strong> taking into account the factors identified directly above. We have used this<br />
per <strong>certification</strong> criterion range as the basis for our low and high cost range estimates.<br />
For the ease <strong>of</strong> our calculations, we have rounded to “40” the number <strong>of</strong> <strong>certification</strong><br />
criteria that the Secretary is adopting.<br />
For Table 1 we have made the following assumptions based on our understanding<br />
<strong>of</strong> the capabilities present in previously CCHIT-certified-EHRs: 1) in general, Complete<br />
EHR developers who previously obtained a CCHIT <strong>certification</strong> for their EHR<br />
technology will possess a Complete EHR that will meet approximately 75% <strong>of</strong> the<br />
adopted <strong>certification</strong> criteria and, as a result, these Complete EHR developers may need<br />
to make more comprehensive adjustments to their Complete EHRs in order to prepare the<br />
Complete EHRs to be tested and certified to the remaining 25% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>certification</strong><br />
criteria adopted by the Secretary; 2) the average low and high per <strong>certification</strong> criterion<br />
cost for ambulatory EHRs previously certified by CCHIT which need to be prepared for<br />
testing and <strong>certification</strong> will be $50,000 and $150,000, respectively; and 3) the average<br />
low and high per <strong>certification</strong> criterion cost for previously CCHIT-certified inpatient<br />
EHRs to be prepared for testing and <strong>certification</strong> will be $75,000 and $200,000,<br />
respectively.<br />
Table 1. Estimated One-Time Costs for Complete EHR Developers to Prepare Previously<br />
CCHIT-Certified-EHRs to be Tested and Certified (3-year-period) – Totals Rounded<br />
Number One Time Cost Per Total Cost for All EHRs over 3-year<br />
Type<br />
Prepared EHR ($M)<br />
Period ($M)<br />
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