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The final step in the cycle of implementation of standards is the certification process. Certification provides assurances to stakeholders that a HIT software product meets the requirements indicated in the specification Certification is a method that formally verifies conformance claims made by a vendor. Certification can be advantageous to the vendor, as it offers a certain degree of confidence to the purchasers. In some cases, use of certified HIT may be required in order for a health care organization or provider to participate in federal programs, such as qualifying to receive Meaningful Use incentive payments (in the US).
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In the IHE space, an integration profile is often simply referred to as a profile; but, to avoid confusion with the use of the term profiles in other contexts, e.g., message profile, we will continue to use the long name, integration profile.
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For the 2014 North American Connect-a-thon; Source: personal communication with Steve Moore, IHE.
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As previously discussed, to a certain degree of confidence based on the quantity and quality of the test plan.
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Inclusion of information about Epic is merely an arbitrary example and in no way implies an endorsement of this vendor or this vendor’s products.
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Each certified Health IT Module on the CHPL has a “CHPL Product Number” assigned to it by the ONC-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) that certified the product.
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The CMS EHR Certification Identification Number is a number generated by the CHPL that represents a Health IT Module or combination of Health IT Modules, and that is used for reporting to CMS EHR Incentive Programs.
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EHR Products are typically configurable to meet certified and non-certified uses.
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Use of the profiling techniques described in Chap. 7 aids in the documentation and validation of these local requirements.
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Oemig, F., Snelick, R. (2016). Testing and Certification Programs. In: Healthcare Interoperability Standards Compliance Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44839-8_15
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