The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) has issued a call for public comment on a roadmap for expansion of its healthcare IT certification programs.
The roadmap, which is posted on the CCHIT web site, was drafted in response to requests by stakeholders from a wide variety of healthcare domains. It includes development of several new certification programs for launch in 2010. Two areas already named in previous years, Behavioral Health and Long-Term Care, will be developed as planned. In addition, four new program areas, all of which are optional add-on certifications for Ambulatory EHRs, are proposed: Clinical Research, Dermatology, Advanced Interoperability, and Advanced Quality.
The roadmap identifies additional areas for future consideration, even though programs for them may not be ready for launch in 2010. These include Eye Care, Oncology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Advanced Security, and Advanced Clinical Decision Support. All the material submitted to CCHIT for review will be posted along with the draft expansion roadmap, and comments will be accepted from Jan. 15 through Feb. 5, 2009. The finalized roadmap will be published in late February.
Go to the CCHIT web site.
