Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has released a final rule (Final Rule) introducing a new regulatory framework for certified health information technology (Health IT). The use of certified Health IT—specifically, electronic health record (EHR) modules—has played a central role in the EHR Incentive Programs and is intimately linked to the accrual of points in MACRA’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System. A major component of the Final Rule allows for ONC’s direct review of products certified by ONC’s Health IT Certification Program (Program) and identifies the roles of both developers and the ONC in addressing Program-compliance issues.[1] The Final Rule impacts developers of certified Health IT (Health IT Developers), providers that utilize and rely on such certified Health IT, and ancillary developers and service providers whose businesses are linked to EHR technology.
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