Electronic Health Information Export
Health IT developers, like STI Computer Services, Inc., that participate in the ONC Health IT Certification Program are subject to Condition and Maintenance of Certification requirements as part of the 2015 Edition Cures Update. Included in these requirements is the Assurances Maintenance of Certification which requires Certified Health IT that electronically stores Electronic Health Information (EHI) to certify to the Cures Update § 170.315(b)(10) EHI Export criterion. Health IT developers certifying to this criterion must provide their customers with the capability to efficiently export single and multi-patient EHI in a secure and timely manner.
The requirements under the new § 170.315(b)(10) EHI export criterion are as follows:
Single Patient EHI Export:
- Export EHI for a single patient at any time the user chooses without Developer assistance.
- The export must be created in a timely fashion.
- Must include all EHI for a single patient.
- Must be electronic and in a computable format.
- Must include a publicly accessible hyperlink of the export’s format.
- Certified Health IT Module must be able to limit users who can perform an EHI export.
Patient Population EHI Export:
- Must include all EHI for a patient population.
- Must be electronic and in a computable format.
- Must include a publicly accessible hyperlink of the export’s format.
Below is a link to STI Computer Services Electronic Health Information Export Format document.