Standards-development organization the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission has adopted the final 2016 criteria versions for 16 accreditation programs and announced to new programs.
Following a 60-day comment period, EHNAC adopted final criteria versions for the following programs:
1. ACOAP – Accountable Care Organization Accreditation Program
2. Cloud Enabled Accreditation Program
3. DRAP – Data Registry Accreditation Program
4. DTAAP-CA – Direct Trusted Agent Accreditation Program for Certificate Authorities
5. DTAAP-HISP – Direct Trusted Agent Accreditation Program for Health Information Service Providers
6. DTAAP-RA – Direct Trusted Agent Accreditation Program for Registration Authorities
7. ePAP-EHN – e-Prescribing Accreditation Program
8. EPCSCP-Pharmacy – Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances Certification Program – Pharmacy Vendor
9. EPCSCP-Prescribing – Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances Certification Program – Prescribing Vendor
10. FSAP-EHN – Financial Services Accreditation Program for Electronic Health Networks (V2.8)
11. FSAP-Lockbox – Financial Services Accreditation Program for Lockbox Services
12. HIEAP – Health Information Exchange Accreditation Program
13. HNAP-EHN – Healthcare Network Accreditation Program for Electronic Health Networks
14. HNAP-Medical Biller – Healthcare Network Accreditation Program for Medical Billers
15. HNAP-TPA – Healthcare Network Accreditation Program for Third Party Administrators
16. MSOAP – Management Service Organization Accreditation Program
17. OSAP – Outsourced Services Accreditation Program
18. PMSAP – Practice Management System Accreditation Program
The criteria for each program aims to set foundational requirements for measuring organizations' abilities to meet healthcare reform mandates that cover areas like privacy, confidentiality, security and best practices, according to an EHNAC news release.