Payer and Patient Access FHIR® Certification Program
Gain a competitive advantage and prove to your prospects and customers your FHIR solutions meet mandated requirements, and your organization is committed to advancing interoperability. Schedule your FREE FHIR testing and certification consultation today.
FHIR Implementation Assurance
Without independent testing, developers could be at risk of non-compliance. Drummond reduces the risk by providing a flexible testing and certification service to help you ensure your solution is compliant with CMS patient access requirements—so you can mitigate risk, gain a competitive advantage, and foster market confidence in your solutions.
FHIR Compliance Requires a Strategy
The CMS FHIR mandate roadmap is broad and spans multiple domains. The Drummond Payer and Patient Access FHIR Certification Program is flexible and designed to give the flexibility developers need to achieve certification in alignment with their product strategy.
Built-in Flexibility
Current Badges
- Provider Directory API
- Claims and Encounter Data – Patient Access API
- US Drug Formulary – Patient Access API
- Patient Clinical Data – Patient Access API
- Bulk Data Export API
- Admission, Discharge, and Event Notifications
Frequently Asked Questions
What is FHIR® and the FHIR® standard?
Developed by Health Level Seven® International (commonly known as HL7), FHIR® (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is an interoperability specification for the electronic exchange of healthcare information. The HL7® FHIR® standard is rising to the top of healthcare IT priorities because it delivers fast and efficient health data and defines how healthcare information can be exchanged between different computer systems regardless of how it is stored in those systems.
What are the benefits of being certified by an impartial third-party like Drummond?
As the leading Authorized Certification Body (ACB) and an Accredited Test Lab (ATL) within the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Health IT Certification Program, Drummond specializes in working with healthcare information technology (Health IT) developers to test and/or certify their Health IT software for use by healthcare providers in regulatory programs.
Products tested and/or certified by Drummond can be used by eligible clinicians/providers and hospitals as part of their criteria for qualifying for the CMS incentive payments.
The Drummond Payer and Patient Access Certification Pogram provides:
- A testing platform to validate conformance with the FHIR® standard and required use cases
- An experienced test lab to facilitate streamlined and consistent testing
- A certification seal and publicly available list distinguishing those that have successfully achieved certification, providing greater assurance to the market
- A mechanism for ongoing, in-the-field surveillance of conformance to complement regulatory enforcement
- A predictable renewal cycle to ensure updates to the standard are implemented by certified Payers and Systems
Does this replace ONC’s FHIR® test tool?
Yes. It will replace this tool in terms of offering a platform that tests for additional use cases beyond 21st Century Cures certification for 170.315(g)(10) Standardized API for patient and population services.
What are SMART apps and what is Drummond’s position or plan for related testing and certification?
The SMART (Substitutable Medical Apps & Reusable Technology) platform defines a specification for an electronic health record (EHR) to safely and securely open other applications with context. These SMART applications are commonly web applications, but also may be native mobile applications and will use the FHIR® standard to read and write data from the EHR.
How do I get my FHIR®-related “Drummond Certified™
To register with Drummond and begin the process of exploring FHIR® certification, as well as discover more about the Drummond-AEGIS program, please email FHIR@drummondgroup.com.
Is there other information you can share for additional FHIR testing and certification guidance?
In addition to the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access final rule, there is an Interoperability and Patient Access fact sheet that provides detailed and helpful guidance. And, here are some valuable links to referenced specifications:
- Health Level Seven® (HL7) Version 4.0.1 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) Specificatifreadon Release 4
- SMART Application Launch Framework Implementation Guide Release 1.0.0
- OpenID Connect Core 1.0 Incorporating Errata Set 1
- United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Version 1 (v1)
- CARIN Alliance Blue Button® Framework and Common Payer Consumer Data Set (CPCDS) IG
- ONC 21st Century Cures Act final rule
- HL7® Da Vinci Project
Resources
- Blog
Increased FHIR Adoption Requires a New Testing Strategy
- Blog
WEDI Recap: A New Vision for Scalable FHIR Testing with FHIRplace
- News & Announcements
Drummond Launches FHIRplace Prior Authorization Event to Accelerate FHIR-Based Interoperability
- Blog
Maximizing the Benefits of Prior Authorization with Real World Testing
- Blog
How ASTP/ONC Certification Benefits Multi-State Providers
Start your CMS FHIR Compliance Journey Today
Achieving Drummond FHIR certification helps you ensure your products meet the highest standards of interoperability and efficiency.
As government mandates evolve, independent testing helps you reduce your risk of non-compliance enforcement action, increases confidence your development efforts meet requirements, can reduce development timelines, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Don’t let your brand and products get left behind—invest in FHIR certification today and gain credibility and a competitive edge.
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