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Better Information Means Better Care: Health Information Technology

Additional Information on Meaningful Use Certification

For additional information on Meaningful Use certification please visit following:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

The CMS website includes the following summary of Meaningful Use:

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology

Health Information Technology Overview

Standards and Certification

Certified EHR Technologies

EHR technologies that meet the certification requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs are listed on the ONC Web site). The Certified HIT Product List (CHPL) provides the authoritative, comprehensive listing of Complete EHRs and EHR Modules that have been tested and certified under the Temporary Certification Program maintained by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). Each Complete EHR and EHR Module listed has been certified by an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) and reported to ONC. Only the product versions that are included on the CHPL are certified under the ONC Temporary Certification Program. Please note that the CHPL is a "snapshot" of the current list of certified products. The CHPL is updated frequently as newly certified products are reported to ONC.

More Information on ARRA Health Information Technology (Health IT) Programs in New York State