Standards and Certification

The release of two notices of proposed rulemaking on the incentive program for the Meaningful Use of electronic health record technology marks ...

Comments emphasize that government-sanctioned testing and certification have important roles as well as limitations in achieving the objectives of the public investments in health IT.

These collaborative comments propose modest but important modifications to the Interim Final Rule drafted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.

More than 50 organizations submit public comments to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding interim final standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the health IT Incentives program.

The Markle Foundation, the Center for American Progress, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings and three dozen diverse leaders in the health sector send a letter commending federal agencies for their work drafting proposed health IT "meaningful use" regulations and standards.

Markle, the Center for American Progress, Brookings, and others respond to first draft of the 'meaningful use' definition issued by the HIT Policy Subcommittee of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Markle proposes a set of principles for getting health IT right under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Carol Diamond, MD, MPH testifies before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Subcommittee on Standards.

This brief outlines critical attributes and expectations for health IT investments.