0991-AB93 201510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0991 Office of the Secretary OS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS 2015 Edition Health Information Technology (Health IT) Certification Criteria, Base Electronic Health Record (EHR) Definition, and ONC Health IT Certification Program Modifications

This notice of proposed rulemaking introduces a new edition of certification criteria (the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria or 2015 Edition), proposes a new 2015 Edition Base EHR definition, and proposes to modify the ONC Health IT Certification Program to make it open and accessible to more types of health IT and health IT that supports various care and practice settings. The 2015 Edition would also establish the capabilities and specify the related standards and implementation specifications that Certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) Technology (CEHRT) would need to include to, at a minimum, support the achievement of meaningful use by eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs (EHR Incentive Programs) when such edition is required for use under these programs.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No 45 CFR 170 42 U.S.C. 300jj-14 42 U.S.C. 300jj-11 No NPRM 03/30/2015 80 FR 16804 NPRM Comment Period End 05/29/2015 Final Action 11/00/2015 No State No No No No 0991-AB82 Related to 0991-AB92 Related to Michael Lipinski Policy Analyst 0991 Office of the Secretary OS 202 475-2462 michael.lipinski@hhs.gov Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington DC 20201