Article: CCHIT to certify PHRs.(Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, personal health records)

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has appointed a 17-member advisory task force to help create a personal health records certification program to begin in 2009.

CCHIT planned to conduct an environmental scan in July and develop draft criteria this summer. It also plans to publish draft criteria in September or October with a comment period; develop draft test scripts and refining criteria this fall; conduct alpha tests late this year; publish refined criteria and test scripts in December or January 2009; conduct pilot tests in January and February 2009; publish proposed final criteria and test scripts in March or April 2009 with a ...

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