Modern Healthcare June 10, 2020
Jessica Kim Cohen

A Washington, D.C.-based think tank contracted to create HHS’ electronic health record reporting program has released a draft questionnaire that clinicians, pharmacists and hospital information technology staff would use to evaluate software products.

Under the 21st Century Cures Act, HHS is required to collect data on health IT software certified by the agency. The ultimate goal is to publish interoperability, usability and other data from software users and developers, so that users can compare products before purchasing them.

HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in 2018 tapped economic and social policy research think tank Urban Institute and consulting firm HealthTech Solutions to develop the program, dubbed the EHR reporting program.

The Urban Institute on Tuesday published...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Cures Act, EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, ONC, Technology
The Reluctant Revolution: Encouraging Interoperability Adoption in Healthcare
How Remote Patient Monitoring and AI Personalize Care
OIG: Scheduling error in VA's EHR had dire consequences
Should Physicians Be Compensated for Their EHR Time?
Featured Collaboration at HIMSS24 Between MEDITECH, Google, and Mile Bluff Medical Center

Share This Article