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Health Information Technology - Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Health Information Technology - Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing this interim final rule with a request for comments to adopt an initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria, as required by section 3004(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act. This interim final rule represents the first step in an incremental approach to adopting standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria to enhance the interoperability, functionality, utility, and security of health information technology and to support its meaningful use. The certification criteria adopted in this initial set establish the capabilities and related standards that certified electronic health record (EHR) technology will need to include in order to, at a minimum, support the achievement of the proposed meaningful use Stage 1 (beginning in 2011) by eligible professionals and eligible hospitals under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. This book contains: - The complete text of the Health Information Technology - Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section