ONC Health IT Certification Program: Enhanced Oversight and Accountability. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

ONC Health IT Certification Program: Enhanced Oversight and Accountability. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Regulation
 
• Published October 2016

ONC Health IT Certification Program: Enhanced Oversight and Accountability.

Federal Register. Washington, DC: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services. 2016;81:72404-72471.

Requirements are needed to manage risks associated with health information technology systems. This final rule provides a framework for government review of technologies certified by the ONC Health IT Certification Program. The rule also covers certification guidance for testing laboratories. The regulations go into effect December 19, 2016.

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