ONC Seeks Vetting Agent for EHR Certification Firms
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is seeking applicant organizations to be the next ONC-Approved Accreditor (ONC-AA), which vets other companies that want to certify electronic health records products under the meaningful use program.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is seeking applicant organizations to be the next ONC-Approved Accreditor (ONC-AA), which vets other companies that want to certify electronic health records products under the meaningful use program.
The American National Standards Institute is the incumbent ONC-AA and its three-year contract soon will expire. ANSI accredited five firms that wished to be a certification body in the first two stages of meaningful use and ONC then selected all five. Orion Register soon dropped out, but the other four certifiers--CCHIT, Drummond Group, ICSA Laboratories and InfoGard--remain.
Now, ONC has published a notice to announce it will accept submissions from candidates wishing to be considered for the ONC-AA position from January 16 to February 18, 2014. The notice includes five specific requirements that candidates must meet to demonstrate the ability to serve. More information is available here.
The American National Standards Institute is the incumbent ONC-AA and its three-year contract soon will expire. ANSI accredited five firms that wished to be a certification body in the first two stages of meaningful use and ONC then selected all five. Orion Register soon dropped out, but the other four certifiers--CCHIT, Drummond Group, ICSA Laboratories and InfoGard--remain.
Now, ONC has published a notice to announce it will accept submissions from candidates wishing to be considered for the ONC-AA position from January 16 to February 18, 2014. The notice includes five specific requirements that candidates must meet to demonstrate the ability to serve. More information is available here.