The 2015 Edition Cures Update Base Electronic Health Record (EHR) definition provides a baseline assurance that certified health IT that satisfies the Base EHR definition has been developed to possess, at a minimum, a key set of capabilities.
| 2015 Edition Cures Update Base EHR Definition – Certification Criteria Required to Satisfy the Definition | |
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| Base EHR Capabilities | Certification Criteria Final Rule Compliance Date (On or After December 31, 2022) |
| Includes patient demographic and clinical health information | Demographics § 170.315(a)(5) Implantable device list § 170.315(a)(14) |
| Capacity to provide clinical decision support | Clinical decision support § 170.315(a)(9) |
| 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 2015 Edition Cures Update Base EHR Definition can be met using one Certified Health IT Module or a combination of Certified Health IT Modules. | |