ONC Certification Official Letter and Rules
LETTER FROM ICSA
After being tested in the ICSA Labs ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 EHR Certification Program, Open EMR v4.0 attained Modular Ambulatory EHR Certification, satisfying the requirements for the following criteria per the ONC Approved Test Procedures v1.1:
General Criteria (170.302)
170.302 (c) Maintain up-to-date problem list
170.302 (d) Maintain active medication list
170.302 (e) Maintain active medication allergy list
170.302 (f) Record and chart vital signs (1. Vital signs, 2. BMI, and 3. Growth charts)
170.302 (g) Smoking status
170.302 (i) Generate patient lists
170.302 (l) Public health surveillance
170.302 (o) Access control
170.302 (p) Emergency access
170.302 (q) Automatic log-off
170.302 (r) Audit log
170.302 (s) Integrity
170.302 (t) Authentication
170.302 (u) General encryption
170.302 (v) Encryption when exchanging electronic health information
170.302 (w) Accounting of disclosures (optional)
Ambulatory Domain Criteria (170.304)
170.304 (c) Record demographics
Certification for Open EMR v4.0 was officially achieved on March 18, 2011. A formal ICSA Labs certificate indicating that Open EMR v4.0 has achieved certification will be sent to your attention at:
Tony McCormick 2365 Springs Rd. NE, Hickory, NC 28601
Because your EHR technology has achieved certification you may begin using the ICSA Labs ONC-ATCB Certified Logo (attached) in accordance with our ICSA Labs Logo Usage Guidelines (also attached) and Terms and Conditions.
Please note that the Department of Health and Human Services and ONC maintain that companies must adhere to the following guidelines with regards to the Certified product:
- All certifications must require that a Complete EHR or EHR Module developer conspicuously include the following text on its website and in all marketing materials, communications statements, and other assertions related to the Complete EHR or EHR Module’s certification:
- “This EHR Module is 2011/2012 compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ATCB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.”;
:*A certification issued to an EHR Module must also include an indication as to the specific certification criterion or certification criteria to which it has been tested and certified; and
- A certification issued to an integrated, bundle of EHR Modules shall be treated the same as a certification issued to Complete EHR for the purposes of the above requirement, except that its label must also indicate each EHR Module that comprises the bundle.
You should be able to find your software listing at www.icsalabs.com. Your software should also be listed on the ONC Certified HIT Product List at: