In support of the health IT certification program, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed the conformance test method (test procedures, test data and test tools) to ensure compliance with the meaningful use technical requirements and standards.
To develop the original test method, NIST conducted an analysis of the HHS/ONC Interim Final Rule (IFR) published in the Federal Register on January 13,2010, including:
- The functional and interoperable requirements
- The referenced standards
- The test procedures that could be used to validate conformance with the derived test requirements
- The assumptions that may influence the selection of a specific test method or the scope of testing
The 2014 Edition Test Method was formally approved on December 14, 2012 by the National Coordinator and is now effective for use in ONC HIT Certification Program (formerly known as the Permanent Certification Program). The 2014 Edition Test Method is now available (2014 Edition Test Method) and specific Test Data is available by selecting the corresponding link in the chart. If there is no Test Data link, the Test Data are either not required or supplied by the vendor.
NIST has provided tools to test compliance with the meaningful use technical requirements and standards for Stage 2. These tests are available here: NIST 2014 Meaningful Use Test Tools
More information on Meaningful Use State 2 is available here: Meaningful Use Stage 2.
If you have any questions regarding the Meaningful Use Stage 2, please contact Alisa C. Kuehn at 317.977.1475 or akuehn@hallrender.com.
