The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) within the Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a series of informational calls the purpose of which is to provide an overview of the recently released final rule to establish a temporary certification program for electronic health record (EHR) technology. The temporary rule establishes processes that organizations will need to follow in order to be authorized by the National Coordinator to test and certify EHR technology.
Participants will hear an overview of the final rule, and be able to ask questions. Four informational calls are planned, targeting the information needs of specific audiences who may be impacted by the final rule: 1. For Potential Applicants Who Wish to Pursue Becoming an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) Date and Time: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT Call-in Information: Phone Number: 800-857-9600 Participant Passcode: 3533556 2. For Health IT Developers/Vendors Date and Time: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT Call-in Information: Phone Number: 800-619-0361 Participant Passcode: 3533556 3. For Providers Who are Also Health IT Developers (who may seek certification of systems developed in-house) Date and Time: Friday, July 2, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EDT Call-in Information: Phone Number: 800-857-9600 Participant Passcode: 4129010 4. For Providers, Including Clinicians, Hospitals and Other Provider Organizations Interested in the Details of the Temporary Certification Program Date and Time: Friday, July 2, 2010, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT Call-in Information: Phone Number: 800-769-9420 Participant Passcode: 3533556 Transcripts of each phone call will be made available on the ONC web site, within 48 hours of each call. For more information about the temporary certification program and the final rule, please visit http://healthit.hhs.gov/certification <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTg4M zM5MCZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9UFJELUJVTC04ODMzOTAmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xM jc2NTY2MTg1JmVtYWlsaWQ9amVubmlmZXIua29yZG9uc2tpQGNtcy5oaHMuZ292JnVzZXJpZ D1qZW5uaWZlci5rb3Jkb25za2lAY21zLmhocy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0Z UlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://healthit.hhs.gov/certification> . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listser vs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX <https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX> ) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.gov/ContactCMS <http://www.cms.gov/ContactCMS> ). Thank you.
