The Base Electronic Health Record (EHR) definition provides a baseline assurance that certified health IT has been developed to possess, at a minimum, a key set of capabilities as outlined below.
Base EHR Definition – Certification Criteria Required to Satisfy the Definition | |
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Base EHR Capabilities | Certification Criteria |
Includes patient demographic and clinical health information | Patient demographics and observations § 170.315(a)(5) |
Capacity to provide clinical decision support | Clinical decision support § 170.315(a)(9) (expires January 1, 2025) or Decision support interventions § 170.315(b)(11) |
Capacity to support physician order entry | Computerized provider order entry § 170.315(a)(1), (2) or (3) |
Capacity to capture and query information relevant to health care quality | Clinical quality measures – record and export § 170.315(c)(1) |
Capacity to exchange electronic health information with, and integrate such information from other sources |
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The requirements of the Base EHR Definition can be met using one Certified Health IT Module or a combination of Certified Health IT Modules. | |