EHR Intelligence September 14, 2021
CMS should require EHR vendors to conduct self-assessments on their health IT products to ensure patient safety, according to a JAMA op-ed.
While a new CMS policy aims to improve patient safety through hospital self-assessment of EHR systems, EHR vendors should also be responsible for assessing their products to ensure they meet federal health IT standards, according to a new Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) op-ed.
In August, CMS published new rules regarding the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program and its Protect Patient Health Information Objective. Beginning in 2022, eligible hospitals will have to attest to having completed an annual self-assessment of their EHRs using the ONC SAFER (Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience) Guides.
In the op-ed,...
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