• Overview
• Stage 1 - Application Submission
• Stage 2 - Application Assessment
• Stage 3 - Validation, Foundation and Functional Category
• Stage 4 - Validation, EHR Connectivity and Tools Category
• Stage 5 - Reference Site Assessment

EMR Validation - Stage 1

Application Submission

To initiate the EMR validation process for EMR certification, EMR vendors must submit a completed Application for Certification¹.

The Application for Certification includes the following:

1. A cover letter
2. A completed Application for EMR Certification Form 
3. A completed Mandatory Document Checklist
4. A completed EMR Requirements Attestation Form  
   
5. A completed EMR Hosting Specification Substantiation Requirements or 
6. A completed EMR Hosting Specification Substantiation Requirements for Infoway Certified EMR Offerings .  Please see the Infoway-OntarioMD mapping file  for more information on how the respective organizations' privacy and security requirements align. 
7. EMR Hosting Specification Reference Sheet.  
8. Application Submission Fee of $2,500+HST²

The document titled Application Submission Requirements provides submission details for the Application related to documentation and fees.

Evaluation Overview

Stage 1 will be evaluated based on a completed application for EMR Certification and the submission of the accompanying mandatory documents as per Checklist.

Following the submission of a complete application, the vendor will progress to Stage 2.

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. An EMR vendor may apply for certification once per 12 months per EMR offering

2. Upon successful completion of Stage 2, the application fee will be non-refundable.