Real World Testing is an annual requirement outlined in the ONC 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule for all health IT developers participating in the ONC Health IT Certification Program. The purpose of this Condition and Maintenance of Certification requirement is for Certified Health IT Developers to demonstrate interoperability and functionality of their certified health IT in real world settings and scenarios, rather than in a controlled test environment with an ONC-Authorized Testing Lab. Real World Testing verifies that deployed Certified Health IT continues to perform as intended by conducting and measuring observations of interoperability and data exchange. These observations are described in a public and transparent way through Real World Testing plans and reported as Real World Testing results. – HealthIT.gov
Please select from the links below to view the Real World Testing Plans based on reporting year in PDF format.
EmpowerSystems™ Empower Inpatient+Ambulatory™ EHR has achieved Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC-Health IT) 2015 Cures Update Health IT Module Certification via Drummond Group LLC, an Authorized Certification Body (ACB) that has been empowered to test software for compliance with the requirements of the federal government’s program. The stamp of approval designates that the software offers the functionality that enables eligible providers and hospitals to meet the requirements of various regulatory programs that require use of certified EHR technology.
“Empower is pleased to offer our advanced, fully comprehensive Electronic Health Record with all new functionality and the technical advantages that our ONC Certified 2015 Edition Cures Update product provides. Our industry-leading user friendliness and speed of deployment continue to set our product apart within the competitive marketplace.”
“This Health IT Module is 2015 Cures Update compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ACB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.”
Certification Criteria: Modules Tested: 170.315 (a)(1-15); (b)(1-3, 6); (c)(1); (d)(1-10); (f)(1-3); (g)(2-9); (h)(1) Clinical Quality Measures tested: 9v6; 26v5; 31v6; 32v7; 53v6; 55v6; 71v7; 72v6; 102v6; 104v6; 105v6; 107v6; 108v6; 111v6; 113v6; 190v6
Additional software used: Medline Plus Connect, NLM API, ConnectEHR (Dynamic Health IT), DoseSpot, CQMsolution® (Dynamic Health IT), HL7Connect (Kestral), MaxMD Direct SOAP
Any additional types of costs that an EP, EH, or CAH would pay to implement the Complete EHR’s or Health IT Module’s capabilities in order to attempt to meet meaningful use objectives and measures. Developers must also include any material product technical or contractual limitations. Refer to the Drummond Group Mandatory Disclosure Statement document for more details. EHR technology self-developers are excluded from this requirement.