ONC releases 2014 Edition Release 2 EHR Certification Criteria (2014 Edition Release 2) final rule

The 2014 Edition Release 2 EHR Certification Criteria (2014 Edition Release 2) final rule adopted ten optional 2014 Edition EHR certification criteria and two revised 2014 Edition EHR certification criteria that provide flexibility, clarity, and enhance health information exchange. The final rule also made a few improvements to the ONC Health IT (HIT) Certification Program and removed outdated regulation text from the Code of Federal Regulations.

2014 Edition Release 2 Electronic Health Record (EHR) Certification Criteria and the ONC HIT Certification Program; Regulatory Flexibilities, Improvements, and Enhanced Health Information Exchange Final Rule – September, 10 2014.
Download final rule [PDF - 828 kb].

Proposed Voluntary Edition

ONC now refers to the previous “Voluntary 2015 Edition Electronic Health Record Certification Criteria; Interoperability Updates and Regulatory Improvements” proposed rule as the “Proposed Voluntary Edition” proposed rule. This prevents confusion with the new naming convention approach for editions of certification criteria as discussed in more detail in the 2014 Edition Release 2 fact sheet and the 2014 Edition Release 2 final rule.

Proposed Voluntary Edition Proposed Rule - 2015 [PDF - 650 KB] [DOCX - 993 KB]

Proposed Voluntary Edition Correction Notice [PDF - 220 KB]

Corrections to Web Links in the Proposed Voluntary Edition Proposed Rule [DOC – 407 KB]

2014 Edition

The 2014 Edition EHR certification criteria (2014 Edition) final rule adopted certification criteria that established the technical capabilities and specified the related standards and implementation specifications that Certified EHR Technology must include to support the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs beginning with the EHR reporting periods in fiscal and calendar year 2015. Please see the Certified EHR Technology Definition section below for recent changes to the Certified EHR Technology definition.

2014 Edition Electronic Health Record Certification Criteria: Revision to the Definition of “Common Meaningful Use (MU) Data Set”  Interim Final Rule – November 4, 2013 [PDF – 235 KB]

Health Information Technology: Revisions to the 2014 Edition Electronic Health Record Certification Criteria; and Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Revisions to the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Interim Final Rule – December 7, 2012 [PDF - 254 KB]

Health Information Technology: Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, 2014 Edition; Revisions to the Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology Final Rule – September 4, 2012 [PDF - 1 MB] Proposed Rule – March 7, 2012 [PDF - 2.6 MB]


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