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RIN: 0991-AB82

Publication ID: 2012

Title: Health Information Technology: New and Revised Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology
Abstract: This final rule establishes the technical capabilities and specifies the related standards and implementation specifications that Certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) Technology would need to include to, at a minimum, support the achievement of meaningful use by eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs beginning with the EHR reporting periods in fiscal year and calendar year 2014. The final rule would also revise the permanent certification program for health information technology, including changing the program's name.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 170
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300jj-14

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Action	09/04/2012	77 FR 54163

Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Steven Posnack Policy Analyst Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201 Phone:202 690-7151 Email: steven.posnack@hhs.gov