The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has removed a set of public health surveillance specifications from the final rule for certified electronic health records, according to an AHA News Now report.
The specifications were removed upon the ONC's realization that the adoption of those specifications did not provide the implementation capability for an adoption standard and would not allow EHR users to electronically record, modify, retrieve or submit syndrome-based public health surveillance information.
The revised interim rule without the erroneous specifications takes effect immediately.
Read the AHA News Now report about the interim final rule.
Read other coverage about electronic health records:
- Two EHR Giants to Merge, Anticipating Federal IT Payments for Physicians, Hospitals
- 6 Statistics on EMR Use by Office-Based Physicians
- Rhode Island Regional Extension Center Launches EHR Vendor Marketplace for Providers
The specifications were removed upon the ONC's realization that the adoption of those specifications did not provide the implementation capability for an adoption standard and would not allow EHR users to electronically record, modify, retrieve or submit syndrome-based public health surveillance information.
The revised interim rule without the erroneous specifications takes effect immediately.
Read the AHA News Now report about the interim final rule.
Read other coverage about electronic health records:
- Two EHR Giants to Merge, Anticipating Federal IT Payments for Physicians, Hospitals
- 6 Statistics on EMR Use by Office-Based Physicians
- Rhode Island Regional Extension Center Launches EHR Vendor Marketplace for Providers