Two new ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ATCBs) were authorized on December 10, 2010 to test and certify complete EHRs and EHR modules: Mechanicsburg, PA-based ICSA Labs and Denver, CO-based SLI Global Solutions.
Also, the CHPL list or Certified HIT Product List which “provides the authoritative, comprehensive listing of Complete EHRs and EHR Modules that have been tested and certified under the Temporary Certification Program” has been modified to reflect “additional software required.” While most of the additional software required impacts ambulatory systems, it also impacts a number of Inpatient systems. Email software appears to be the most needed software. In many cases additional components by the vendor are required as well. This area of additional software needs to be further reviewed by this blog and purchasers. The latest list is dated December 4, 2010, but was accessed on December 11, 2010.
Excerpted from Office of National Coordinator for Health IT site on 12/11/2010
The following organizations have been selected as ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ATCBs):
- ICSA Labs – Mechanicsburg PA
Date of authorization: December 10, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules. - SLI Global Solutions – Denver CO
Date of authorization: December 10, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules. - Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) – Chicago, Ill.
Date of authorization: September 3, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules. - Drummond Group, Inc. (DGI) – Austin, Texas.
Date of authorization: September 3, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules. - InfoGard Laboratories, Inc. – San Luis Obispo, CA
Date of authorization: September 24, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules.
The organizations listed above have been authorized to perform Complete EHR and/or EHR Module testing and certification. These ONC-ATCBs are required to test and certify EHRs to the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary under subpart C of Part 170 Part II and Part III as stipulated in the Standards and Certification Criteria Final Rule.
Certification by an ATCB will signify to eligible professionals, hospitals, and critical access hospitals that an EHR technology has the capabilities necessary to support their efforts to meet the goals and objectives of meaningful use.
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Thanks for the heads up: it’s just temporary accreditation, but I now wonder how many of these ATCBs there will be.