Criteria for Accrediting HIEs Released

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission has released for public review and comment much of the criteria for its upcoming Health Information Exchange accreditation program.


The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission has released for public review and comment much of the criteria for its upcoming Health Information Exchange accreditation program.

Industry-sponsored EHNAC, based in Farmington, Conn., presently operates nine accreditation programs for transactions processors and other service providers. The organization will accept comment on the HIE criteria through April 23. The criteria are available at ehnac.org/ehnac/AccreditationProcess/Criteria.aspx. EHNAC is seeking beta candidates for the HIE accreditation program.

EHNAC continues to develop a separate set of policies specifically addressing HIE privacy and security issues. The organization expects to release this set of criteria for comment during the second quarter.

--Joseph Goedert

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