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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the capability specified by the <strong>certification</strong> criterion, it could be certified as an EHR<br />
Module.<br />
Comments. Several commenters stated that Certified EHR Technology should be<br />
capable <strong>of</strong> collecting quality measurement data and calculating results for reporting to<br />
avoid having eligible pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and eligible hospitals perform these processes<br />
manually. These commenters also stated that Certified EHR Technology should be<br />
capable <strong>of</strong> accurately and reliably reporting quality measurement data. Some<br />
commenters recommended that a Complete EHR or EHR Module only be required to be<br />
certified to existing e-measure specifications.<br />
Response. We agree that the collection <strong>of</strong> clinical quality measurement data and<br />
the calculation <strong>of</strong> results for submission to CMS should be performed by Certified EHR<br />
Technology. We also agree that Complete EHRs or EHR Modules should only be<br />
required to be tested and certified to developed electronic measure specifications. This is<br />
why CMS has only specified clinical quality measures for eligible pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and<br />
eligible hospitals in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs <strong>final</strong> rule for<br />
which electronic measure specifications have been developed. Complete EHR and EHR<br />
Module developers should follow these electronic measure specifications in order to<br />
accurately calculate clinical quality measures.<br />
Comments. Several commenters recommended that the <strong>certification</strong> criterion<br />
should be revised to include the word “accurately.”<br />
Response. We expect that clinical quality measures would be accurately<br />
calculated and do not see a need to specifically include the word in the <strong>certification</strong><br />
criterion.<br />
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