ONC HTI-2 Proposed Rule: Understanding API Certification Requirements
HealthIT Answers August 2, 2024
By Kim Boyd, Regulatory Resource Center Lead & Senior Consultant, Point-of-Care Partners
In our earlier blog post, ONC HTI-2 Proposed Rule: A Leap Forward in Healthcare Interoperability, we provided a high-level overview of the proposed rule. In this post, we will focus specifically on the new API certification criteria. The rule proposes several new API certification criteria aligned with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements from the CMS Final Rule (0057) Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization. The HTI-2 proposed rule would advance the certification of the following APIs required for use in CMS-0057.
Key Certification Requirements
1. Patient Access API (ยง 170.315(g)(30))
The Patient Access API certification criterion focuses on enabling patients to access their health...