ANSI Selected as Sole Accreditor for EHR Certifiers

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) will be the sole authorized accreditor of organizations that want to certify electronic health records (EHR) for meaningful use under the permanent certification program for health IT.

ANSI oversees the creation and publication of standards and guidelines in many business sectors, including health care and technology. It offers accrediting programs for product and personnel certification and standards developers.

Approval of ANSI as the accrediting organization is one of the first steps in establishing a more thorough and permanent certification program by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to replace the temporary program, which sunsets at the end of this year, ONC said in a June 9 announcement.