Government selected accreditor now reviewing potential EHR certifiers

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is now accepting applications from electronic health record certification bodies for accreditation. It will continue taking applications until Oct. 7, and will announce the accredited entities starting Jan 1, 2012.

Under the HITECH provisions of the national stimulus legislation, the entities that certify EHRs and EHR modules as ready for Meaningful Use must be accredited by a third party. The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) selected ANSI in June...