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Healthcare Compliance Newsletter – June 2022 600 444 Drummond Group

Healthcare Compliance Newsletter – June 2022

In this issue: Testing & certification discounts available ONC Cures updates required by December Exclusive compliance webinar now available Real World Testing (RWT): Important dates Attention ambulatory EHRs Thank you, Drummond developers! Pediatric health IT pilot launched Upcoming CMS Connectathon HL7 publishes update to EHR standards for pediatrics Drummond co-authors article on Applied Clinical Informatic…

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Smile CDR is First Company to Receive Certification of Compliance With U.S. Health Interoperability Standards 600 445 Drummond Group

Smile CDR is First Company to Receive Certification of Compliance With U.S. Health Interoperability Standards

Drummond certification confirms successful completion of rigorous criteria for interoperability testing of Smile CDR’s FHIR platform PRESS RELEASE  UPDATED: JUN 15, 2021 12:39 EDT TORONTO, June 15, 2021 (Newswire.com) – Smile CDR, a leading health data storage and integration company, is the first company to receive certification showing compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)…

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Your Guide to Drummond Advisory Services Real World Testing 600 445 Drummond Group

Your Guide to Drummond Advisory Services Real World Testing

Our Drummond Advisory Services webinar introduces you and your organization to recommended guidelines to plan, prepare and execute a business strategy for ONC Health IT Real World Testing. As you embark on 2021 – the test plan year! – Drummond Advisory Services Real World Testing’s unique consultative approach helps you formulate successful programs to save time and prepare your…

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Update to Surescripts e-Prescribing Alternative Test Method 600 445 Drummond Group

Update to Surescripts e-Prescribing Alternative Test Method

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced recently that Surescripts will not seek to be approved as an alternative certification pathway to demonstrate conformity for the new 2015 Edition Cures Act Final Rule requirements for the e-prescribing criterion 170.315(b)(3), updating to the NCPDP 2017071 standard. For products certified to 170.315(b)(3)…

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ONC’s Interim Final Rule Extends Compliance Deadlines 600 445 Drummond Group

ONC’s Interim Final Rule Extends Compliance Deadlines

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently released an Interim Final Rule (IFR) providing additional flexibility enabling the healthcare community to effectively respond to the public health emergency related to COVID-19. The IFR – Information Blocking and the ONC Health IT Certification Program: Extension of Compliance Dates and Timeframes in…

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AEGIS and Drummond Announce Strategic Partnership Focusing on CMS Patient Access API Test-Driven-Development, Certification 600 445 Drummond Group

AEGIS and Drummond Announce Strategic Partnership Focusing on CMS Patient Access API Test-Driven-Development, Certification

AEGIS and Drummond Group LLC today announced a multi-year strategic partnership to support the implementation of CMS requirements for healthcare payers to implement APIs to improve Patient Access to their healthcare records. The partnership will combine robust test-driven-development tools with a certification program that validates compliance with federal requirements around the HL7® FHIR® standard. With decades of…

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What You Need to Know about the Updates to E-Prescribing (b3) 600 445 Drummond Group

What You Need to Know about the Updates to E-Prescribing (b3)

In the May release of its 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) made several revisions to the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Program. One significant change was made to the e-Prescribing protocol certification requirement as outlined in 170.315(b)(3) Cures Update criterion. Prior to the release of the 2015…

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Changes to your Costs and Limitations under the 21st Century Cures Act 600 445 Drummond Group

Changes to your Costs and Limitations under the 21st Century Cures Act

Are you familiar with the changes that have been made under the 21st Century Cures Act to a Health IT Developer’s Mandatory Disclosure Requirements? There are two important things to note from these changes: Removal of Limitations Continued Disclosure of Costs and Fees Removal of Limitations: The 2015 Edition Final Rule required that Health IT…

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Conditions of Certification in the 21st Century Cures Final Rule 600 445 Drummond Group

Conditions of Certification in the 21st Century Cures Final Rule

This is the last webinar in our 21st Century Cures Final Rule five-part series. In this webinar, we present an overview of the Conditions and Maintenance of Certification as well as Surveillance. We will discuss the newly-required conditions, such as: Information Blocking Assurances APIs Communications Real-world Testing Attestations EHR Reporting Criteria Submission We will also…

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New ONC Criteria 2015 Edition – 21st Century Cures 600 445 Drummond Group

New ONC Criteria 2015 Edition – 21st Century Cures

In this webinar, we will deep dive into the new ONC test criteria requirements specified in the 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule. To download a pdf of this presentation, please fill out the form below. First Name* Last Name* Company Name* Email Address* (Optional)CAPTCHA

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Revised ONC 2015 Edition Criteria – 21st Century Cures Final Rule 600 445 Drummond Group

Revised ONC 2015 Edition Criteria – 21st Century Cures Final Rule

In this webinar, we will deep dive into the revised Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) test criteria specified in the 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule that modifies existing certified 2015 Edition criteria requirements. This includes the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) requirements for e-prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS). Correction: There is…

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Real-World Testing and Solutions for Developers 600 445 Drummond Group

Real-World Testing and Solutions for Developers

In this webinar, we dive into the new 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule requiring healthcare IT developers to perform real-world testing. This presentation will provide a general overview of the requirements, important timeframes, and recommendations for action for EHR developers. Specific topics include: Real-World Testing Introduction Certification Criteria Settings of Care Test Data and…

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21st Century Cures Final Rule Overview 600 445 Drummond Group

21st Century Cures Final Rule Overview

This is the first webinar in the five-part series providing guidance on the new testing and certification requirements, as well as real-world testing, outlined in the 21st Century Cures Act.

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21st Century Cures Act Webinar Series 600 445 Drummond Group

21st Century Cures Act Webinar Series

Recently the Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) released the 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule. Starting in April 2020, we will host a five-part series of question-and-answer webinars providing guidance on the new testing and certification requirements, as well as real-world testing.  I. 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule OverviewApril 28th, 1:00p – 2:00p CT…

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HIMSS20 600 445 Drummond Group

HIMSS20

HIMSS20 may be canceled but we’re still taking meetings.

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