Certification Program
Demonstrate Your Pediatric EHR Excellence
Trust the Drummond experts to help you take your Pediatric EHR solutions to the next level and gain a competitive edge.
Driving Change in Pediatric Care with EHR Certification
As a trusted partner in Health IT certification, Drummond is well-positioned to help innovative EHR companies gain a competitive advantage while also showcasing their commitment to improving pediatric care.
Recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)—The Drummond Pediatric Health IT Certification program complements and expands on advancements made in pediatric health IT by the ONC, AHRQ, and HL7. It also incorporates guidance provided by leading pediatric clinicians and other key stakeholders to revolutionize the highly specialized world of pediatric EHRs and improve the health outcomes of children.
The Power of Choice: Voluntary Certification for Competitive Advantage
Mandated pass/fail certification helps drive advancements in Health IT but does little for competitive advantage.
The voluntary Drummond Certified™ Pediatric Health IT certification program expands upon existing standards—its baseline certification gives developers the ability to distinguish their products in the market.
Beyond Basic Certification: Advanced Certification and Differentiation
Our pediatric certification program goes beyond baseline certification and supports advanced optional certification levels.
Developers who pursue these advanced certifications demonstrate a higher commitment to quality and innovation in pediatric settings, which can set them apart in the increasingly crowded Health IT landscape.
Resources
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Drummond’s Innovative Contribution Shapes the Future of Pediatric EHR Systems
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Pediatric Health IT Testing & Certification for Office Practicum
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The Time Is NOW for EHR Pediatric Certification
Our Collaborative and Comprehensive Approach
To develop the technical testing requirements for the Pediatric Health IT Certification Program, Drummond partnered with an expert advisory panel composed of pediatric clinicians and leaders in pediatric health IT. Some of the pediatric-specific functionality that will be tested and certified includes well-child visits based on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)’s Bright Futures recommendations, weight-based dosing, newborn screening, and pediatric care team coordination. These requirements served as the basis of the HL7 Pediatric Child Health IT Functional Profile (PCHIT FP) published in 2022 to update pediatric functionality for EHRs.
ONC Prerequisites
Drummond’s Pediatric Health IT Certification Program includes ONC program prerequisites, explained in our FAQ. Participants who are not currently certified to any of the prerequisites can still enroll in the Pediatric Health IT Certification Program but must complete certification of the separate ONC criteria before receiving a Drummond Pediatric Health IT Certification (ONC prerequisites can be worked on in parallel to Pediatric Health IT Certification).
Baseline Tracks
There are two baseline tracks which are on a pass/fail basis for the ambulatory setting and the inpatient setting.
Advanced Achievements
Advanced achievements are graded on the number of tests passed to provide solution providers with market differentiation for robust pediatric functionality beyond the baseline requirements.
Recertification
The Pediatric EHR Certification programs requires biennial recertification.
Registration
Drummond’s registration process is user-friendly and tailored to offer unique services proven to help developers on their journey to achieve certification for health IT software applications.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are there ONC prerequisites and what are they?
Drummond Pediatric Health IT Certification Program builds upon the ONC guidelines for testing and certifying electronic health records. This means an ONC certification is required to get pediatric certification.
ONC Prerequisites:
170.315.a.1-5: CPOE, Drug/Allergy Interaction Checks, Demographics
170.315.a.9: Clinical Decision Support
170.315.a.12: Family Health History
170.315.b.3: Electronic Prescribing
170.315.d.1-9, 12-13: Privacy/Security criteria
170.315.e.1: View, download, transmit to a 3rd party (portal)
170.315.f.1: Transmission to immunization registries
170.315.g.3-5: Safety-enhanced design, quality management system, accessibility-centered design
170.315.g.6: Consolidated CDA creation performance
More information about each of the ONC certification criteria can be found at:
https://www.healthit.gov/topic/certification-ehrs/2015-edition-test-method
https://www.healthit.gov/topic/certification-ehrs/2015-edition-cures-update-test-method
Is it necessary to complete ONC prerequisites before enrolling in the Pediatric Health IT Certification Program?
No, it’s not necessary to have completed any or all of the ONC prerequisites before enrolling in the Pediatric Health IT Certification Program, BUT completion of the ONC prerequisites is required to receive the Pediatric Health IT Certification. You may enroll in both PediatricHealth IT Certification and ONC Certification concurrently.
How do I enroll for ONC Certification to complete the prerequisites?
ONC Certification is a separate program. Go to ONC Health IT Services for pricing and more information.
What is tested in the Baseline Ambulatory Track?
A comprehensive set of EHR functionality is tested in the baseline Ambulatory track, covering a set of topics, based on the Children’s EHR Format 2015 Priority List and contains one or more real world scenarios with realistic patient data. Both baseline and advanced pediatric requirements are tested as part of these workflows and scenarios.
Ambulatory Workflows: Each workflow contains one or more real-world scenarios with realistic patient data.
- Well Child Visits
- Children with Special Needs
- Sick Child Visit
- Care Team Contract Management
- Well Child Visit Compliance Improvement
- Consent for Care
- Immunizations
What is tested in the Baseline Inpatient Track?
A comprehensive set of EHR functionality is tested in the baseline Inpatient track, covering a set of topics, based on the Children’s EHR Format 2015 Priority List and contains one or more real world scenarios with realistic patient data. Both baseline and advanced pediatric requirements are tested as part of these workflows and scenarios.
Inpatient Workflows: Each workflow contains one or more real world scenarios with realistic patient data.
- ER Visits
- Birth-to-Discharge
- Newborn Screening Process Management
- Pediatric Surgical Admit-to-Discharge
- Pediatric Chronic Illness Recurring Outpatient
- Extended Stay Care
- Immunizations
How long does testing take?
Length of time it will take for proctored testing will vary by the participant’s preparedness and degree to which existing product must be updated to meet compliance, but we estimate a well-prepared participant should be able to complete testing in 1.5 days.
What are the Advanced Achievements?
Within each workflow, there are scenarios with test requirements either baseline-required (“SHALL”) or optional advanced requirements (“SHOULD”). Completing the optional advanced requirements count toward Advanced Achievements. Advanced Achievements are graded by the tests passed to provide the participant’s product with market differentiation on specific functionality.
Advanced Achievements:
- Well Child Practice Improvement – Ambulatory (170.315.a.15)
- Newborn Care and Screening – Inpatient
- Medication Management
- Immunization (HIMSS IIP funded by CDC)*
- Quality Reporting (170.315.c.1-4 and a set of CMS pediatric centric CQMs)**
- Security and Privacy (170.315.b7-8 DSAP)
- Care Team/Planning (170.315.b.9 plus others, e.g. Care Team Contact management
- Data Exchange and Interoperability (170.315.b.1 and 170.315.g.10)
*Immunization Advanced Achievements are satisfied by showing proof of recognition of compliance to the HIMSS Immunization Integration Program (IIP). No additional fees are required by Drummond Group for the Immunization Advanced Achievement.
**List of CMS pediatric centric CQMs included in Quality Reporting: CMS2, CMS9, CMS74, CMS75, CMS117, CMS136, CMS137, CMS146, CMS153, CMS154, CMS155, CMS159, CMS160, CMS177
How does my product maintain active status as Drummond Pediatric Health IT Certified?
Recertification will be required every two years. In the event the EHR developer chooses not to recertify biennially, the rights to use the Drummond Certified™ certification marks will be terminated.
What is the role of the Pediatrics Health IT Steering Committee?
The purpose of the Drummond Pediatric Health Information Technology (IT) Certification Steering Committee is to provide appropriate guidance and governance pertaining to Drummond’s Pediatric Health IT Certification Program and future pediatric testing and certification program releases as need emerges.
Currently it is composed of representatives from organizations such as American Academy of Pediatrics and HL7, health IT solution providers (Cerner/Oracle, NextGen, Office Practicum) and leading pediatric clinicians and informaticists from institutions such as University of Texas Southwestern and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
What other resources are there?
Call to Action
This document explains how Drummond’s Pediatric Health IT Certification benefits pediatric providers and how providers can discuss certification with their EHR vendors.Applied Clinical Informatics Article
Drummond’s Todd Margo and Cori Thompson are co-authors of “Comment on Dr. Chung’s Editorial: Information Technology – What We Need for Optimal Care of Children.” The article focuses on how many EHR systems were not built with pediatric patients or healthcare workers in mind. It also includes information on the HL7 Pediatric Care Health IT (PCHIT) FP Project and proposes to address this gap with an updated HL7 PCHIT FP. This site provides more information: https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0041-1740922HL7 Pediatric Care Health IT Functional Profile Project
Drummond helped lead the HL7 Pediatric Care Health IT Functional Profile Project to update the 2008 HL7 PCHIT FP and align with the current HL7 EHR Functional Model (FM) R2.1. This informative standard will provide EHR vendors with improved guidance on functionality important to pediatric clinicians. Requirements in Drummond’s Pediatric Certification Program have been reviewed and included in the updated 2022 PCHIT FP.
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