EMR Validation – Stage 5
Reference Site
Assessment
An EMR vendor must successfully
demonstrate that the EMR offering is operational in a live clinical environment
(Reference Site) in the relevant jurisdiction to the OntarioMD validation
representatives. EMR offerings that have successfully completed Stage 4
will undergo validation activities at the reference site identified in the
Reference Site Selection form provided by the EMR vendor in Stage 2 of the EMR
validation process.
Stage 5 will involve
the following:
- EMR vendor will ensure that the EMR offering has
been configured to support ALL the specifications listed in the relevant
jurisdictional current EMR Certification Release for the
Foundation, Functional and EMR Connectivity and Tools categories;
- OntarioMD representatives will verify that the
version of the EMR offering for which the Application for Certification
was submitted is in use at the reference site, ensuring it is operating as
demonstrated during Stage 3 and 4 validation activities;
- OntarioMD representatives will assess the
vendor’s EMR offering's performance characteristics through a series of
demonstrations and information provided by users;
- OntarioMD representatives will verify the change
management methodology described by the EMR vendor in the Stage 1
submission documents is being followed at the reference site.
Evaluation Overview
Stage 5 will be evaluated on the
following items. Meeting the Mandatory Criteria listed in the table
below along with a signed EMR Vendor Certification Agreement by OntarioMD
and the EMR vendor will lead to successful completion of the EMR validation
process for the EMR offering. At this stage the EMR offering will be awarded
with the OntarioMD certified status for the jurisdiction(s) for which the
vendor applied.
Requirement Type | Criteria |
Mandatory | The
Reference Site MUST use the validated (completed Stage 3 and 4) version of
the EMR offering for a minimum of 30 days prior to site visit |
Mandatory | The
Reference Site MUST be in the jurisdiction in which the EMR certification is
being performed and must include at least one clinician |
Mandatory | The
Reference Site must have ALL the validated functionalities available and
operational including integrations (e.g. HRM, OLIS, commercial lab, billing
integration, etc.) |
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