EMR Validation Overview
EMR Validation is an
integral part of the EMR Certification Program:
- The successful completion of the validation process
against the set of Mandatory EMR Specifications (Certification Release) is
a requirement for EMR offerings to achieve OMD certified status for the
relevant jurisdiction.
- Validation is also used to recognize
a certified EMR offering's alignment to other individual, Final-EMR
Specifications (e.g. as needed to connect to a specific jurisdiction’s EHR
product and service).
1. Validation
for EMR Certification
EMR vendors interested
in obtaining OMD EMR certification for their respective EMR offerings will be
required to undergo the EMR validation process (see Certification
Release for the set of
EMR Specifications your EMR must demonstrate alignment to).
EMR Certification is a 5-stage process as shown in the figure
below. The vendor and their respective EMR offering will be required to
go through the stages in sequential order. Successful completion of each
stage is a pre-requisite to continue to the next stage in the validation
process.
Successful completion
of ALL 5 stages of the EMR validation process and a signed EMR Vendor
Certification Agreement will result in the EMR Offering being certified by
OntarioMD.
EMR Certification Fee
New EMR vendors will be required to pay a one-time total
fee for the EMR Validation process. The fee is divided into three milestone
payments (at the beginning of the designated Stage)
- Stage 1 - Application Submission
- Stage 3 - Validation, Foundation and Functional
Categories
- Stage 4 - Validation, EHR Connectivity and Tools
Category
Jurisdiction | Total (plus applicable taxes) | Stage 1 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
Ontario | $27,500 | $2,500 | $15,000 | $10,000 |
New Brunswick | $22,000 | $2,500 | $15,000 | $4,500 |
2. Validation
for Individual Final EMR Specifications
EMR offerings must be
Certified by OntarioMD to be eligible for access to provincial EHR Products and
Services (see above). In addition, validation of other Final EMR
Specifications while not necessary for EMR Certification may still be required
to access that provincial EHR product or service.
To learn more about
EMR Validation for your EMR offering, please contact us at: emr@ontariomd.com