The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) will release a proposed rule for 2015 that will ratchet up the EHR certification process.

“This is the first time that ONC is putting out certification regulations separate from the meaningful use incentive program,” said Jacob Reider, MD, acting ONC chief (pictured).

Medical practices need to be aware of this,

Overview

“Medical devices”, as a broader term, refers to regulated products that must comply with local and regional laws.[1] In the United States (US), as of the mid-1980s, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased its involvement in reviewing the development of medical device software, due to patient overdoses caused by coding errors in a radiation therapy device (Therac-25).

Medical practice management software (PMS) is a category of healthcare software that deals with the day-to-day operations of a medical practice. Such software frequently allows users to capture patient demographics, scheduleappointments, maintain lists of insurance payors, perform billing tasks, and generate reports.

In the United States,

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