EMR Certification – Stage 4
Validation,
EHR Connectivity and Tools Category
EMR offerings that have successfully completed Stage 3 will
undergo validation activities for ALL integrations and specifications listed
in the jurisdictionally relevant current EMR Certification Release
for the EHR Connectivity and Tools category.
Stage 4 will involve the following:
1. Submission of conformance certificates by the
respective conformance testing organization that the EMR offering has
successfully passed the EHR interface conformance testing will be required
prior to the execution of Stage 4 validation activities;
2. Execution of validation scenarios based on the
specifications listed in current EMR Certification Release
within the EHR Connectivity and Tools category; This activity can be
conducted either on-site or remotely via collaboration tools1;
3. Prior to execution of the validation process,
the EMR vendor will need to ensure that their EMR offering has been loaded and
configured with the set-up data as per the instructions provided by OntarioMD
in Stage 2;
4. Upon receipt of the remaining outstanding (third
milestone) payment, the execution of validation activities for Stage 4 will
commence.
Evaluation Overview
Stage 4 will be
evaluated on the following items. Meeting the Mandatory Criteria listed in the
table below is a pre-requisite for proceeding to the next Stage of the EMR
validation process.
Requirement Type | Criteria |
Mandatory | The EMR offering MUST meet ALL Mandatory requirements for
ALL specifications listed in the current EMR Certification Release
for the EHR Connectivity and Tools category
|
Mandatory | Letter of
Conformance/acknowledgement by the respective conformance testing
organization for each EHR Product Specification. |
Mandatory | The EMR
offering MUST pass ALL validation scenarios that are executed by the
OntarioMD Validation team |
Contact Us
Any
questions related to the EMR validation process should be directed via
email to the EMR Validation Administrator:
Email: emrvalidation@ontariomd.com
Subject line: Vendor
Name | EMR Offering Name | Specific Subject
1 OntarioMD will leverage MS Teams for collaboration,
which includes collaboration tools such as voice, video, and application
sharing
2 Stage 4 Milestone payment is
non-refundable