The Office of the National Coordinator’s move to revoke certification for two electronic health record systems after they failed to meet ONC meaningful use requirements in a test of the systems was the first time it has taken this kind of action. But a blog entry from ONC Director of Certification Carol Bean suggested it would not be the last.
In a statement, Farzad Mostashari, the national coordinator for health information technology said that EHRMagic-Ambulatory and EHRMagic-Inpatient, both developed by EHRMagic of Santa Fe Springs, California, the products do not meet standards and providers cannot use these products to meet the requirements of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR.Incentive programs. The government took action following complaints about the company.
No provider had attested to Meaningful Use using EHRMagic, according to Modern Healthcare.
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In her blog post, Bean outlined the certification review process. She pointed out:
“Because surveillance activities currently vary across the different [Authorized Certification Bodies], ONC is developing guidance on surveillance of certified EHRs to provide more consistency, as well as provide guidance to the ACBs on surveillance. We expect the guidance will be issued later this year.”
It’s a bit surprising that with Meaningful Use implementation well under way by providers across the country, consistent surveillance guidelines have not yet been sorted out. One would have hoped at this point that consistency wouldn’t be an issue. It also suggests that although this was the first de-certification of EHRs, it won’t be the last.
