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Published: Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 13:44 (ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, has announced the first accreditations of health information technology (HIT) certification bodies under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology. In June 2011 ANSI was selected as the Approved Accreditor for the ONC program, which was established by regulation in a final rule published in the Federal Register on Jan. 7, 2011. The program provides a way for organizations to become authorized by ONC to test and certify electronic health record (EHR) technology. As Approved Accreditor, ANSI reviews and accredits all certification bodies seeking to participate in the ONC program. ANSI’s Accreditation Committee confirmed the following accreditations on July 10, 2012, the first to be announced as part of the ONC program: The scopes for these accredited certifiers include complete EHRs and EHR modules. A complete EHR refers to EHR technology that has been developed to meet, at a minimum, all applicable certification criteria adopted by the HHS Secretary. An EHR module refers to any service, component, or combination thereof that meets at least one certification criterion adopted by the Secretary. It is anticipated that these accredited certification bodies, after approval by ONC, will provide certification under the criteria to be published under the final rule for 2014 Edition Certification Criteria. “Accreditation by ANSI creates a valuable distinction for these five certification bodies,” says Lane Hallenbeck, ANSI vice president of accreditation services. “The ONC program helps to instill confidence in EHR technology among health IT developers, health professionals and hospitals, and the general public.” This program seeks to enhance the certification processes for HIT in the United States by improving comprehensiveness, transparency, reliability, and efficiency. Accreditations have been granted based on the assessment of a certification body’s competence in accordance with ONC and ANSI requirements, including demonstrated compliance with: ANSI is accepting applications from additional certification bodies interested in participating in the ONC Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology. To learn more about the requirements or to obtain an application, contact Reinaldo Figueiredo, ANSI senior program director, by email rfigueir@ansi.org, or telephone (202) 331–3611; or Nikki Jackson, ANSI program manager, by email njackson@ansi.org, or telephone (202) 331–3623. Quality Digest does not charge readers for its content. We believe that industry news is important for you to do your job, and Quality Digest supports businesses of all types. However, someone has to pay for this content. And that’s where advertising comes in. Most people consider ads a nuisance, but they do serve a useful function besides allowing media companies to stay afloat. They keep you aware of new products and services relevant to your industry. All ads in Quality Digest apply directly to products and services that most of our readers need. You won’t see automobile or health supplement ads. So please consider turning off your ad blocker for our site. Thanks, The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system, serving the diverse interests of more than 270,000 companies and organizations and 30 million professionals worldwide. ANSI is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and, via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). ANSI Accredits First Five Health IT Certification Bodies
Accredited organizations can test and certify electronic health record (EHR) technology
• Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT)
• Drummond Group Inc.
• ICSA Laboratories Inc.
• InfoGard Laboratories Inc.
• Orion Register Inc.
• ISO/IEC Guide 65—“General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems”
• IAF Guidance on the application of ISO/IEC Guide 65
• 45 CFR PART 170—“Health information technology standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria and certification programs for health information technology”
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