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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laboratory test results are received in structured format by Certified EHR Technology,<br />
that the results can be incorporated.<br />
Comment. One commenter requested that we clarify whether the structured data<br />
requirement applies to all laboratories (including reference labs, hospital labs, physician<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice labs, and physicians performing their own lab tests).<br />
Response. This <strong>certification</strong> criterion requires Complete EHRs and EHR<br />
Modules to provide the capability to receive clinical laboratory test results in a structured<br />
format as a condition <strong>of</strong> <strong>certification</strong>. It does not speak to how laboratories must send the<br />
test results.<br />
Comments on 170.302(g)(2)<br />
Comments. Some commenters requested clarification on this specific capability<br />
within the <strong>certification</strong> criterion regarding what needed to be displayed in the context <strong>of</strong><br />
LOINC codes. These commenters suggested that we not require the display <strong>of</strong> the actual<br />
LOINC code, but the description associated with the LOINC code. A commenter<br />
suggested that we identify a subset <strong>of</strong> common LOINC codes instead <strong>of</strong> requiring that<br />
tens <strong>of</strong> thousands <strong>of</strong> LOINC codes be supported for the purposes <strong>of</strong> <strong>certification</strong>. Other<br />
commenters suggested that we <strong>of</strong>fer guidance in the form <strong>of</strong> a “starter set” <strong>of</strong> LOINC<br />
codes to encourage the use <strong>of</strong> the standard. One commenter requested that we confirm its<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> this specific part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>certification</strong> criterion, which is that Certified<br />
EHR Technology must demonstrate the capability to import LOINC coded results from<br />
an external source. Finally, one commenter noted that the heading for the standard at<br />
§170.205(a)(2)(iii) should just refer to “laboratory test results” and not “laboratory orders<br />
and results.”<br />
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