https://www.techtarget.com/searchhealthit/news/366578378/EHNAC-Announces-Finalized-2023-Health-IT-Accreditation-Criteria
The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit health IT standards development organization, has released new versions of program criteria for its 19 accreditation programs and 3 beta accreditation programs.
The updates by the EHNAC Criteria Committee include addressing capacity planning and utilization monitoring criteria, as well as enhancements to criteria within the EHNAC ePrescribing accreditation program (ePAP-EHN).
The new developments also include improved mapping to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and other clarifications and grammatical enhancements.
"We are excited about the finalization of this year's criteria as these critical updates not only improve our existing programs, but also expand our accreditation offerings as we bring to the industry three new beta programs focused on Explanation of Provider Payments, CARIN Code of Conduct, and Privacy by Design," Lee Barrett, executive director and CEO of EHNAC, said in a press release.
"We are continuously grateful for those who provided invaluable feedback as we continue to strengthen and advance our accreditation criteria so that industry stakeholders are at the forefront of legislative and regulatory revisions to ensure compliance while reducing risk of breach or cyberattack and assuring stakeholder trust,” Barrett added.
Following the standard, 60-day public comment period, EHNAC's Criteria Committee and Commission incorporated public feedback to finalize the criteria versions for the following nineteen accreditation programs:
EHNAC also released criteria versions for the following three beta programs:
The criteria for each of EHNAC’s accreditation programs sets the foundational requirements for measuring an organization's ability to meet/align with federal and state healthcare reform mandates such as HIPAA/HITECH and the 21st Century Cures Act.
03 Jan 2023