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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Notification Process for Availability of
Test Tools and Test Procedures
Approved by the National Coordinator
for the ONC Health IT Certification
Program IT Certification Program
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
change in the notification process for
the availability of test tools and test
procedures approved by the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology for the testing of health IT
under the ONC Health IT Certification
Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alicia Morton, Director, ONC Health IT
Certification Program, Office of the
National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology, 202–690–7151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 7, 2011, the Department of
Health and Human Services issued a
final rule establishing a permanent
certification program for the purposes of
testing and certifying health information
technology (‘‘Establishment of the
Permanent Certification Program for
Health Information Technology,’’ (76 FR
1262) (‘‘Permanent Certification
Program final rule’’)). The Permanent
Certification Program was renamed the
ONC HIT Certification Program in a
final rule published on September 4,
2012 (77 FR 54163) (‘‘2014 Edition final
rule’’), and subsequently renamed the
ONC Health IT Certification Program
(‘‘Program’’) in a final rule published on
October 16, 2015 (80 FR 62601) (‘‘2015
Edition final rule’’). In the preamble
ofthe Permanent Certification Program
final rule, we stated that when the
National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (National
Coordinator) had approved test tools
and test procedures for certification
criteria adopted by the Secretary, ONC
would publish a notice of availability in
the Federal Register and identify the
approved test tools and test procedures
on the ONC Web site.
The public notification of the
availability of approved test tools and
test procedures is an operational aspect
of the process ONC adopted in
rulemaking for approving test tools and
test procedures. To date, we have found
that health IT stakeholders prefer to be
notified via ONC’s normal
communication channels (listserv and
Web site updates) and more frequently
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visit the ONC Health IT Certification
Program’s Web page for up-to-date
Program information. Thus, to improve
the efficiency and effectiveness of
Program operations, ONC will now
begin notifying the public of the
availability of approved test tools and
test procedures via our listserv. ONC
will also continue to identify approved
test tools and test procedures on the
ONC Web site, including test data
approved for the testing ofhealth IT
under the Program (76 FR 1280 and 80
FR 32477). The new approach will
enable ONC to more effectively and
timely reach interested parties,
particularly health IT developers.
Health IT developers and other
interested parties can sign up for the
Program listserv at https://public. gov
delivery.cornlaccounts/USHHSONC/
subscriber/new?category id=USHH
SONC C8.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300jj–11.
Dated: July 13, 2017.
Donald W. Rucker,
National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Notification Process for Availability of Test Tools and Test
Procedures Approved by the National Coordinator for the ONC Health IT
Certification Program IT Certification Program
AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC), Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a change in the notification process for
the availability of test tools and test procedures approved by the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for the testing
of health IT under the ONC Health IT Certification Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Morton, Director, ONC Health IT
Certification Program, Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology, 202-690-7151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 7, 2011, the Department of Health
and Human Services issued a final rule establishing a permanent
certification program for the purposes of testing and certifying health
information technology (``Establishment of the Permanent Certification
Program for Health Information Technology,'' (76 FR 1262) (``Permanent
Certification Program final rule'')). The Permanent Certification
Program was renamed the ONC HIT Certification Program in a final rule
published on September 4, 2012 (77 FR 54163) (``2014 Edition final
rule''), and subsequently renamed the ONC Health IT Certification
Program (``Program'') in a final rule published on October 16, 2015 (80
FR 62601) (``2015 Edition final rule''). In the preamble ofthe
Permanent Certification Program final rule, we stated that when the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (National
Coordinator) had approved test tools and test procedures for
certification criteria adopted by the Secretary, ONC would publish a
notice of availability in the Federal Register and identify the
approved test tools and test procedures on the ONC Web site.
The public notification of the availability of approved test tools
and test procedures is an operational aspect of the process ONC adopted
in rulemaking for approving test tools and test procedures. To date, we
have found that health IT stakeholders prefer to be notified via ONC's
normal communication channels (listserv and Web site updates) and more
frequently visit the ONC Health IT Certification Program's Web page for
up-to-date Program information. Thus, to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of Program operations, ONC will now begin notifying the
public of the availability of approved test tools and test procedures
via our listserv. ONC will also continue to identify approved test
tools and test procedures on the ONC Web site, including test data
approved for the testing ofhealth IT under the Program (76 FR 1280 and
80 FR 32477). The new approach will enable ONC to more effectively and
timely reach interested parties, particularly health IT developers.
Health IT developers and other interested parties can sign up for the
Program listserv at https://public. govdelivery.cornlaccounts/USHHSONC/
subscriber/new?category id=USHHSONC C8.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300jj-11.
Dated: July 13, 2017.
Donald W. Rucker,
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2017-15566 Filed 7-24-17; 8:45 am]
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