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Installation and Maintenance of
Health IT Systems
System Selection –
Software and Certification
This material (Comp 8 Unit 2) was developed by Duke University, funded by the Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award
Number IU24OC000024. This material was updated in 2016 by The University of Texas Health Science
Center at Houston under Award Number 90WT0006.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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System Selection –
Software and Certification
Learning Objectives
1. Compare and contrast COTS (Commercial
Off-The-Shelf) and In-House /homegrown
systems and describe their relative
advantages and disadvantages
2. Verify system compliance with ONC-ACB
certification
3. Identify purpose and categories of ARRA
“Meaningful Use” criteria
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Off-the-Shelf Software
• Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)
• Modifiable Off-the-Shelf (MOTS)
• 200+ companies claim to make an EHR
(Electronic Health Record)
• May include “freeware” with commercial
support
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Advantages of COTS
• Lower development costs
• Wider “test market” to find bugs and
limitations
• Vendor training and product support, bug
fixes
• Easier learning curve
• Eliminate development time
4
Disadvantages of COTS
• Unalterable source code
• Compatibility issues
• Uncertain upgrade schedules
• Business practices may have to be
modified, and workflow often has to be
adapted to the particular product design.
(Rice, 2009)
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In-House / Homegrown
• Locally-installed and managed EHR
implementation
• Only available to institutions with existing
IT infrastructure and investment
• Developed by
– extending existing In-House systems, or
– adapting open-source or other publically
available software for institution needs
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Advantages of In-House
• Developed wholly by the operating
institution
• Design is specifically tailored to meet
institutional objectives
• Can mesh comfortably with existing
workflow processes
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Disadvantages of In-House
• Higher development costs, initial and
throughout product lifecycle
• Dependent on expertise of in-house
development staff
• Lack of vendor support – bug fixes,
upgrades
• Training must be developed in-house.
• Longer development time
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EHR Certification
• Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
provides for a certification program for EHR Technology
– Temporary Certification Program in effect June 2010
– Permanent Certification Program in January 2011, replacing temporary
program in 2012
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is the ONC-Approved Accreditor
(AA) for the Permanent Certification Program – ANSI will certify the ATCBs
– Only 6 ATCBs as of Dec. 2011 (http://healthIT.hhs.gov/ATCBs)
• ATCBs are the Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies that grant
certification to the products and vendors of Complete EHRs and EHR Modules.
– Current list is available at http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert
• Certification is a prerequisite for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid
incentive programs, which provide payment to doctors, clinics, and hospitals that
“demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology”
(ONC, 2011; CMS 2011)
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Standards and Certifications
Criteria Final Rule
• Final Rule on an initial set of standards,
implementation specifications, and
certification criteria adopted July 13, 2010
– Interoperability, to work with systems sharing
information
– Functionality, to perform a set of well-defined
functions
– Security, to store and transmit confidentially and
reliably
– Utility, to support meaningful use of HIT data
(SCCFR)
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Why Certification?
• Reduce risks to physicians in EHR
investment
• Facilitate interoperability of EHR systems
• Enhance availability of EHR adoption
through stimulus incentives
• Ensure that EHR systems and networks
are secure and protect privacy
(Pizzi, 2007)
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Why Certification? (cont’d)
• Allow evaluation time to be used more
efficiently
• Narrow the initial field of vendors
• Assure basic functionality and
interoperability, allowing you to
focus evaluation more on special or
unusual needs of your institution
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What are ARRA and
“Meaningful Use”?
• ARRA (American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act, a.k.a.
“stimulus bill”)
– Passed by Congress
February 2009
– Over $22 billion allocated
to modernize health IT
system.
– HITECH (Health
Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical
Health) Act: initially rewards
institutions for “meaningful
use” of EHRs, then in 2015
imposes penalties.
(U.S. Department of Transportation, 2009)
(CMS.gov, 2011)
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Meaningful Use Criteria:
Stage 3
• According to Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), the objectives
for hospitals & providers are to:
1. Protect patient health information
2. Clinical decision support
3. Computerized provider order entry (CPOE)
4. Electronic Prescribing
(CMS, 2015)
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Meaningful Use Criteria:
Stage 3 (cont’d)
5. Health information exchange
6. Patient-specific education
7. Medication reconciliation
8. Patient electronic access
9. Secure Messaging
10. Public Health
(CMS, 2015)
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Meaningful Use Criteria:
Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 1)
1. Protect patient health information
Conduct or review a security risk
analysis…addressing the security to include
encryption
2. Clinical decision support
M1 – Implement 5 clinical decision support
interventions for 4 or more CQMs or high-priority
conditions
M2 – enabled and implemented drug-drug and drug-
allergy interaction checks for entire reporting period
(CMS, 2015)
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Meaningful Use Criteria:
Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 2)
3. Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)
M1 - >60% of medical orders use CPOE
M2 - >30% of lab orders use CPOE
M3 - >30% of radiology orders use CPOE
4. Electronic Prescribing - >50% of permissible
prescriptions are queried for drug formulary
and transmitted using CEHRT
(CMS, 2015)
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Meaningful Use Criteria:
Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 3)
5. Health Information Exchange – transitions or
referrals to another setting or provider:
(1) uses CEHRT to create a summary of care;
and
(2) electronically transmits the summary for
more than 10% of the transitions
6. Patient-specific Education – resources
identified by CEHRT are provided to 10% of
unique patients with office visits
(CMS, 2015)
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Meaningful Use Criteria:
Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 4)
7. Medication Reconciliation – medication
reconciliation is performed for more than 50%
of transitions of care in which the patient is
transitioned into care
8. Patient Electronic Access
M1 - > 50% of all unique patients are provided timely
access to view, download, and transmit
M2 – At least 1 patient views, downloads or transmits to
a third party
(CMS, 2015)
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Meaningful Use Criteria:
Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 5)
9. Secure Messaging
2015 – capacity for patients to send/receive
was fully enabled
2016 – secure message sent to the patient
using EM function or in response to a secure
message for at least 1 patient
2017 – 2016 secure messaging functionality for
more than 5% of unique patients
(CMS, 2011)
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Meaningful Use Criteria:
Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 6)
10. Public Health
M1 – Immunization Registry Reporting – EP is in
active engagement with a public health agency to
submit immunization data
M2 – Syndromic Surveillance Reporting – EP in
active engagement with a public health agency to
submit syndromic surveillance data
M3 – Specialized Registry Reporting – active
engagement to submit data to specialized registry
(CMS, 2015)
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Meaningful Use Criteria:
Next Stages
• Merit-based Incentive Payment System
(MIPS)
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Typical EHR Costs to Consider
• Start up costs
– Initial hardware and network upgrades
– Initial software and licensing
– Initial interfaces
• Maintenance costs
– Annual software licensing, upgrades, support
– Annual interface upgrades and support
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Typical EHR Costs to Consider
(cont'd)
• Training costs
– Administrators
– Users
• Productivity costs
– Lost during transition
• Consultant fees
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System Selection –
Software and Certification
Summary
• COTS advantages and disadvantages
weighed against in-house advantages and
disadvantages
• Costs involved in startup and maintenance of
the system should be addressed
• Certified systems and modules are preferred
• Meaningful use priorities should be
addressed
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System Selection – Software
and Certification
References
References
About ARRA. Retrieved from HITECH Answers website: http://www.hitechanswers.net/about/about-
arra/
ARRA Meaningful Use Snapshot. (n.d.). Retrieved from Medical Information Technology, Inc. website:
http://www.meditech.com/interoperability/pages/ARRA_snapshot_final_0311.pdf
Certified Health IT Product List. Retrieved from Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology, US Department of Health & Human Services website: http://onc-
chpl.force.com/ehrcert
Electronic Medical Record [cited 2010 June 20]. Retrieved from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaningful_Use#Meaningful_Use
EHR Incentive Programs Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
website: https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (2010, July). Federal
Register. [Internet]. Retrieved from http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/07/28/2010-
17207/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-electronic-health-record-incentive-program .
Fornes, D. (2008, February 6). Should CCHIT Influence Your EHR Selection? [Web log post].
Retrieved from Software Advice - The Medical Blog:
http://blog.softwareadvice.com/articles/medical/should-cchit-influence-your-ehr-selection
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System Selection –
Software and Certification
References
References
Gates, M. (2009, Winter). All Systems Go? How to Select an EHR That Meets Your Needs. Correct
Care, (pp 12-15). Retrieved from http://www.ncchc.org/filebin/images/Website_PDFs/23-1.pdf
Goals for EHR System. Retrieved June 20, 2010, from Health Technology Review website:
http://www.healthtechnologyreview.com/viewarticle.php?aid=113
HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule. (n.d.). Retrieved from U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services website:
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/enforcementrule/hitechenforcementifr.html
McKinney, D. (2001, August). Impact of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Software and Technology
on Systems Engineering. Retrieved from Presentation to INCOSE Chapters website:
http://www.incose.org/northstar/2001Slides/McKinney Charts.pdf
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Final Rule, 75 Fed.
Reg. 44314 (2010) 42 CFR Parts 412, 413, 422, and 495
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-17207.pdf
ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies. Retrieved from Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology, US Department of Health & Human Services website:
https://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/about-onc-health-it-certification-program
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System Selection –
Software and Certification
References cont’dReferences
Pizzi, R. (2007, October 30). EHR adoption an "ugly process," but CCHIT can improve appeal.
Retrieved from Healthcare IT News website: : http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ehr-adoption-
ugly-process-cchit-can-improve-appeal
Rice, R. (2009). Testing COTS-Based Applications. Retrieved June 21, 2010, from
http://www.riceconsulting.com/articles/testing-COTS-based-applications.htm
Standards & Certification. Retrieved from Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, US Department of Health & Human Services website: https://www.healthit.gov/policy-
researchers-implementers/standards-and-certification-regulations
Standards & Certification Criteria Final Rule. Retrieved from Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology, US Department of Health & Human Services website:
https://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/standards-certifications-criteria-final-rule
Images
Slide 13: ARRA Recovery.gov logo. (2009). Retrieved from: https://www.transportation.gov/recovery
Slide 13: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services EHR Incentive Programs logo. (2011). Retrieved
from: http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/EHRIncentiveLogoweb.JPG
28
Installation and Maintenance of
Health IT Systems
Elements of a Typical Electronic
Health Record System
This material was developed by Duke University,
funded by the Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology under Award
Number IU24OC000024. This material was
updated in 2016 by The University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston under Award Number
90WT0006.
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Comp8 unit2 lecture_slides

  • 1. Installation and Maintenance of Health IT Systems System Selection – Software and Certification This material (Comp 8 Unit 2) was developed by Duke University, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number IU24OC000024. This material was updated in 2016 by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston under Award Number 90WT0006. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.
  • 2. System Selection – Software and Certification Learning Objectives 1. Compare and contrast COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) and In-House /homegrown systems and describe their relative advantages and disadvantages 2. Verify system compliance with ONC-ACB certification 3. Identify purpose and categories of ARRA “Meaningful Use” criteria 2
  • 3. Off-the-Shelf Software • Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) • Modifiable Off-the-Shelf (MOTS) • 200+ companies claim to make an EHR (Electronic Health Record) • May include “freeware” with commercial support 3
  • 4. Advantages of COTS • Lower development costs • Wider “test market” to find bugs and limitations • Vendor training and product support, bug fixes • Easier learning curve • Eliminate development time 4
  • 5. Disadvantages of COTS • Unalterable source code • Compatibility issues • Uncertain upgrade schedules • Business practices may have to be modified, and workflow often has to be adapted to the particular product design. (Rice, 2009) 5
  • 6. In-House / Homegrown • Locally-installed and managed EHR implementation • Only available to institutions with existing IT infrastructure and investment • Developed by – extending existing In-House systems, or – adapting open-source or other publically available software for institution needs 6
  • 7. Advantages of In-House • Developed wholly by the operating institution • Design is specifically tailored to meet institutional objectives • Can mesh comfortably with existing workflow processes 7
  • 8. Disadvantages of In-House • Higher development costs, initial and throughout product lifecycle • Dependent on expertise of in-house development staff • Lack of vendor support – bug fixes, upgrades • Training must be developed in-house. • Longer development time 8
  • 9. EHR Certification • Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) provides for a certification program for EHR Technology – Temporary Certification Program in effect June 2010 – Permanent Certification Program in January 2011, replacing temporary program in 2012 • American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is the ONC-Approved Accreditor (AA) for the Permanent Certification Program – ANSI will certify the ATCBs – Only 6 ATCBs as of Dec. 2011 (http://healthIT.hhs.gov/ATCBs) • ATCBs are the Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies that grant certification to the products and vendors of Complete EHRs and EHR Modules. – Current list is available at http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert • Certification is a prerequisite for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs, which provide payment to doctors, clinics, and hospitals that “demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology” (ONC, 2011; CMS 2011) 9
  • 10. Standards and Certifications Criteria Final Rule • Final Rule on an initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria adopted July 13, 2010 – Interoperability, to work with systems sharing information – Functionality, to perform a set of well-defined functions – Security, to store and transmit confidentially and reliably – Utility, to support meaningful use of HIT data (SCCFR) 10
  • 11. Why Certification? • Reduce risks to physicians in EHR investment • Facilitate interoperability of EHR systems • Enhance availability of EHR adoption through stimulus incentives • Ensure that EHR systems and networks are secure and protect privacy (Pizzi, 2007) 11
  • 12. Why Certification? (cont’d) • Allow evaluation time to be used more efficiently • Narrow the initial field of vendors • Assure basic functionality and interoperability, allowing you to focus evaluation more on special or unusual needs of your institution 12
  • 13. What are ARRA and “Meaningful Use”? • ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a.k.a. “stimulus bill”) – Passed by Congress February 2009 – Over $22 billion allocated to modernize health IT system. – HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act: initially rewards institutions for “meaningful use” of EHRs, then in 2015 imposes penalties. (U.S. Department of Transportation, 2009) (CMS.gov, 2011) 13
  • 14. Meaningful Use Criteria: Stage 3 • According to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the objectives for hospitals & providers are to: 1. Protect patient health information 2. Clinical decision support 3. Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) 4. Electronic Prescribing (CMS, 2015) 14
  • 15. Meaningful Use Criteria: Stage 3 (cont’d) 5. Health information exchange 6. Patient-specific education 7. Medication reconciliation 8. Patient electronic access 9. Secure Messaging 10. Public Health (CMS, 2015) 15
  • 16. Meaningful Use Criteria: Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 1) 1. Protect patient health information Conduct or review a security risk analysis…addressing the security to include encryption 2. Clinical decision support M1 – Implement 5 clinical decision support interventions for 4 or more CQMs or high-priority conditions M2 – enabled and implemented drug-drug and drug- allergy interaction checks for entire reporting period (CMS, 2015) 16
  • 17. Meaningful Use Criteria: Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 2) 3. Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) M1 - >60% of medical orders use CPOE M2 - >30% of lab orders use CPOE M3 - >30% of radiology orders use CPOE 4. Electronic Prescribing - >50% of permissible prescriptions are queried for drug formulary and transmitted using CEHRT (CMS, 2015) 17
  • 18. Meaningful Use Criteria: Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 3) 5. Health Information Exchange – transitions or referrals to another setting or provider: (1) uses CEHRT to create a summary of care; and (2) electronically transmits the summary for more than 10% of the transitions 6. Patient-specific Education – resources identified by CEHRT are provided to 10% of unique patients with office visits (CMS, 2015) 18
  • 19. Meaningful Use Criteria: Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 4) 7. Medication Reconciliation – medication reconciliation is performed for more than 50% of transitions of care in which the patient is transitioned into care 8. Patient Electronic Access M1 - > 50% of all unique patients are provided timely access to view, download, and transmit M2 – At least 1 patient views, downloads or transmits to a third party (CMS, 2015) 19
  • 20. Meaningful Use Criteria: Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 5) 9. Secure Messaging 2015 – capacity for patients to send/receive was fully enabled 2016 – secure message sent to the patient using EM function or in response to a secure message for at least 1 patient 2017 – 2016 secure messaging functionality for more than 5% of unique patients (CMS, 2011) 20
  • 21. Meaningful Use Criteria: Stage 3 (cont’d pt. 6) 10. Public Health M1 – Immunization Registry Reporting – EP is in active engagement with a public health agency to submit immunization data M2 – Syndromic Surveillance Reporting – EP in active engagement with a public health agency to submit syndromic surveillance data M3 – Specialized Registry Reporting – active engagement to submit data to specialized registry (CMS, 2015) 21
  • 22. Meaningful Use Criteria: Next Stages • Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 22
  • 23. Typical EHR Costs to Consider • Start up costs – Initial hardware and network upgrades – Initial software and licensing – Initial interfaces • Maintenance costs – Annual software licensing, upgrades, support – Annual interface upgrades and support 23
  • 24. Typical EHR Costs to Consider (cont'd) • Training costs – Administrators – Users • Productivity costs – Lost during transition • Consultant fees 24
  • 25. System Selection – Software and Certification Summary • COTS advantages and disadvantages weighed against in-house advantages and disadvantages • Costs involved in startup and maintenance of the system should be addressed • Certified systems and modules are preferred • Meaningful use priorities should be addressed 25
  • 26. System Selection – Software and Certification References References About ARRA. Retrieved from HITECH Answers website: http://www.hitechanswers.net/about/about- arra/ ARRA Meaningful Use Snapshot. (n.d.). Retrieved from Medical Information Technology, Inc. website: http://www.meditech.com/interoperability/pages/ARRA_snapshot_final_0311.pdf Certified Health IT Product List. Retrieved from Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health & Human Services website: http://onc- chpl.force.com/ehrcert Electronic Medical Record [cited 2010 June 20]. Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaningful_Use#Meaningful_Use EHR Incentive Programs Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website: https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/ Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (2010, July). Federal Register. [Internet]. Retrieved from http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/07/28/2010- 17207/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-electronic-health-record-incentive-program . Fornes, D. (2008, February 6). Should CCHIT Influence Your EHR Selection? [Web log post]. Retrieved from Software Advice - The Medical Blog: http://blog.softwareadvice.com/articles/medical/should-cchit-influence-your-ehr-selection 26
  • 27. System Selection – Software and Certification References References Gates, M. (2009, Winter). All Systems Go? How to Select an EHR That Meets Your Needs. Correct Care, (pp 12-15). Retrieved from http://www.ncchc.org/filebin/images/Website_PDFs/23-1.pdf Goals for EHR System. Retrieved June 20, 2010, from Health Technology Review website: http://www.healthtechnologyreview.com/viewarticle.php?aid=113 HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule. (n.d.). Retrieved from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services website: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/enforcementrule/hitechenforcementifr.html McKinney, D. (2001, August). Impact of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Software and Technology on Systems Engineering. Retrieved from Presentation to INCOSE Chapters website: http://www.incose.org/northstar/2001Slides/McKinney Charts.pdf Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Final Rule, 75 Fed. Reg. 44314 (2010) 42 CFR Parts 412, 413, 422, and 495 http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-17207.pdf ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies. Retrieved from Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health & Human Services website: https://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/about-onc-health-it-certification-program 27
  • 28. System Selection – Software and Certification References cont’dReferences Pizzi, R. (2007, October 30). EHR adoption an "ugly process," but CCHIT can improve appeal. Retrieved from Healthcare IT News website: : http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ehr-adoption- ugly-process-cchit-can-improve-appeal Rice, R. (2009). Testing COTS-Based Applications. Retrieved June 21, 2010, from http://www.riceconsulting.com/articles/testing-COTS-based-applications.htm Standards & Certification. Retrieved from Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health & Human Services website: https://www.healthit.gov/policy- researchers-implementers/standards-and-certification-regulations Standards & Certification Criteria Final Rule. Retrieved from Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health & Human Services website: https://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/standards-certifications-criteria-final-rule Images Slide 13: ARRA Recovery.gov logo. (2009). Retrieved from: https://www.transportation.gov/recovery Slide 13: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services EHR Incentive Programs logo. (2011). Retrieved from: http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/EHRIncentiveLogoweb.JPG 28
  • 29. Installation and Maintenance of Health IT Systems Elements of a Typical Electronic Health Record System This material was developed by Duke University, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number IU24OC000024. This material was updated in 2016 by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston under Award Number 90WT0006. 29

Editor's Notes

  1. Welcome to Installation and Maintenance of Health IT Systems, This is System Selection – Software and Certification This component covers fundamentals of selection, installation, and maintenance of typical Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems. This unit, System Selection - Software and Certification, will discuss the differences in COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) and in-house/homegrown systems and how to select the system to meet the needs of the end users.
  2. There are many important steps to choosing the correct system for your institution and ensuring that it will quickly be adopted by your users. Discussions will begin with COTS (Commercial- Off-the-Shelf) and MOTS (Modifiable Off-the-Shelf) versus in-house software products, their advantages and disadvantages, along with costs associated with them. We’ll discuss EHR certification and meaningful use criteria with regard to EHR systems. Finally, we will touch on some typical costs associated with selection and implementations of EHR systems.
  3. COTS, or Commercial Off-the-Shelf, is a term used to describe a product that is implemented "as-is" while MOTS, or Modifiable Off-the-Shelf, refers to a commercially available software product which can be, to some extent, modified by the purchaser, vendor, or contractor to better suit the purchaser’s specific needs. For the purposes of this discussion we will refer to both variants as COTS products. COTS systems are designed by a software vendor to address the needs of many different purchasers. The services provided are those most popular and often most generic, that are desired by the majority of the customer base. Most software can be considered COTS; operating systems, office productivity software, and Internet communication programs are examples. Because it can be sold to a larger market, COTS software may be available at relatively low cost. At present, well over 200 software companies offer some sort of off-the-shelf EHR solution. Some of these solutions include “freeware” solutions, which are open-source products freely available for use, with commercial support.
  4. There are several advantages to buying complete off-the-shelf products. For starters, vendor companies have already put up the up-front costs associated with developing and testing the product. This is especially advantageous for smaller healthcare settings that cannot afford an extensive IT development team. As part of the roll-out process, vendors often will work with the clinical IT teams to ensure the product is successfully integrated within the healthcare setting and plays well with preexisting software components. When things do go wrong, the vendor provides additional troubleshooting and support and usually works with the IT staff to resolve software glitches and bugs. The COTS products also generally have previously developed training documentation. This can mean that difficulties in learning the new system have been addressed in previous installations at other institutions. Because the vendor generally has already created training programs and materials to help ensure a successful adoption of the product into the workplace, users and administrators can often be brought up to speed faster than with an in-house product.
  5. Because many EHR systems are proprietary, access to the source code is often limited or nonexistent. This reduces the flexibility of the program and makes the institution dependent on the vendor to make enhancements to the system, system, which is often costly. Compatibility is also a concern as EHR vendors must contend with an ever-increasing variety of hardware and software combinations. Add in the staggering number of drivers, peripherals, testing devices, and so on, and it becomes obvious that there is no way the vendor can test compatibility for all possible combinations. The issue is compounded with every new upgrade, which holds the potential to “break” something that was working perfectly in the earlier version. If a COTS product is in your institution’s future, you will need a plan that adequately addresses which users will receive upgrades and when, as well as contingency plans for use in the event that the upgrade is not successful. Be sure that an adequate test environment exists in your institution and that upgrades are thoroughly tested before deployment. Each vendor is different with regard to frequency of upgrades. Reputable vendors theoretically are motivated to maintain a high level of product quality; however, this is not a guarantee. Keep open lines of communication with your vendor and stay abreast of product issues and pending upgrades. Never assume the vendor will meet upgrade release dates and never assume a certain level of quality until you have tested the product in your own institution's environments. Another disadvantage to purchasing a COTS product is the inability to find a product that fits your institution “just perfectly,” often requiring workflow changes on an institutional level for successful adoption of the product.
  6. Some institutions decide to build their own in-house EHR solution. In-house software is developed by the operating institution and installed and managed by an existing IT team. This kind of development is only undertaken by larger organizations with their own IT departments. Development of the EHR system will often start through extension of existing In-House systems. Alternatively, the institution may elect to use an open-source or otherwise modifiable system and (depending on the software license) adapt it solely for its own use, or participate in further public development by contributing changes back to the source.
  7. More often than not, the decision to build an EHR in-house is driven by the desire to make a product that can fully integrate with existing software and/or closely match institutional processes and objectives. The existing IT infrastructure and personnel will guide development of the system to ensure maximum compatibility with existing processes.
  8. There are several obstacles to creating your own in-house EHR solution. First of all, you need to have the right team in place. If you decide to build an in-house solution,  you will be spending a lot of time, money, and energy in recruiting and retaining quality IT developers capable of implementing such a large-scale project. Not many people take into consideration the costs involved in recruiting and hiring the right software development team along with the associated hardware and software needed to develop, compile and test coding components. You should expect to expend years of effort and dedicated resources toward the development and implementation process of an in-house EHR solution. Secondly, you should have a person capable of monitoring and assessing the quality of the work, the output, and the productivity of the team hired. This consultant or project manager represents another added expense. Likewise, your IT team will need to stand on its own when testing, troubleshooting, debugging, or adding enhancements to the EHR system throughout the product's entire lifecycle. This takes lots of time and resources. Products developed by vendors have the advantage of multiple clients providing feedback and bug reporting. Lastly, before the product can be successfully rolled out to your users, planning programs and materials must be created, generally from scratch. Given these obstacles, it's not surprising that many healthcare institutions – especially those that are not large institutions with adequate resources – choose to go with a COTS or MOTS software solution.
  9. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), as empowered by the US Department of Health and Human Services, provides for a certification program for Health Information Technology providers and systems. According to ONC, “Certification of Health IT will provide assurance to purchasers and other users that an EHR system, or other relevant technology, offers the necessary technological capability, functionality, and security to help them meet the meaningful use criteria established for a given phase. Providers and patients must also be confident that the electronic health IT products and systems they use are secure, can maintain data confidentially, and can work with other systems to share information” Given that use of a certified system means eligibility for payments from Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs – up to $44,000 for individual practitioners, and over $2 million for participating hospitals – there is strong incentive for any EHR system or module to become certified by an ATCB.
  10. A Final Rule on an initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for adoption by the HHS Secretary was issued on July 13, 2010. This Final Rule represents the first step in an incremental approach to adopting standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria to enhance the interoperability, functionality, utility, and security of health IT and to support its meaningful use. The certification criteria adopted in this initial set establish the required capabilities and related standards and implementation specifications that certified electronic health record (EHR) technology will need to include in order to, at a minimum, support the achievement of meaningful use Stage 1 (beginning in 2011) by eligible professionals and eligible hospitals under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs.
  11. Certification of EHR systems accomplishes four major goals: It reduces the risks to investment in EHR systems, which represent a sizable business investment, by providing additional assurance that the system is worthwhile. It may facilitate interoperability between EHR systems, as multiple systems would adhere to the same set of standards. As mentioned previously, certification is a prerequisite for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments, among other stimulus incentives. Finally, certification requires that EHR systems and networks protect the privacy of personal health information.
  12. Choosing to narrow your search to certified EHR products also allows you, as the evaluator, to be assured that each of the certified software products will meet similar standards for basic functionality, interoperability, and security. This will allow you to focus your evaluation more on any special or unusual needs of your institution. It’s important to note that interoperability is at an early stage and requirements for interoperability are still being established. Note: Certification examines only the system itself, and does not evaluate the company’s service aspects or financial solvency. You should perform this type of due diligence yourself. It is important to know that your vendor has a good reputation and plans to provide continuous support for your software throughout the product’s lifecycle.
  13. ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009), commonly referred to as the “stimulus bill”, is the economic package passed by the U.S. Congress in February 2009. Of the $787 billon in expenditures, $22 billion were allocated to facilitate modernization of health information technology systems. The HITECH Act, part of the stimulus package, aims to induce more physicians to adopt EHRs with potential payments of more than $40,000 a year via Medicare or more than $60,000 a year via Medicaid during the initial years of the program. Starting in 2015, failure to meaningfully use health IT will lead to financial penalties, starting with 1% reduction in Medicare reimbursement and growing over time.
  14. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services in 2015 announced their stage three meaningful use criteria for EHR use. The objectives for hospitals and providers are to: Protect patient health information, provide clinical decision support, utilize Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), and Electronic Prescribing.
  15. They expect the providers to use health information exchange, provide patient-specific education, perform medication reconciliation for their patients, allow their patients electronic access through patient portals or other means, utilize secure messaging and utilize the EHR to improve the public health. We will look at each of these a little bit more in depth.
  16. For protecting patient health, all providers as a part of the HIPAA security rule are expected to conduct or review a security risk analysis addressing the security, including encryption of protected health information (that would be individually identifiable data). They are also expected to utilize clinical decision support; they can either implement five clinical decision support interventions for four more quality measures and they have to enable and implement drug-drug and drug-allergy intervention checks for the entire reporting period.
  17. For Computerized Provider Order Entry there are three measures and that is that 60% of their medical orders have to be utilizing CPOE, 30% of lab orders and 30% of radiology orders. So the expectation is that providers will be using CPOE to place their orders. For electronic prescribing, more than 50% of permissible prescriptions need to be queried for drug formulary and transmitted using Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT).
  18. For Health Information Exchange, it is required that the provider uses the Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT) to create a summary of care and electronically transmit the summary for more than 10% of the transitions. These transitions could be to specialists, or it could be from a specialist to a primary care provider, or it could be from a hospital to a nursing home, or just different providers or settings of care. So whenever you would have a transition or referral, the expectation would be that you would electronically transmit that more than 10% of the time. With patient-specific education, the knowledge base within the Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT) should provide information and that needs to be provided to 10% of unique patients who have office visits.
  19. Medication reconciliation needs to be performed for more than 50% of transitions in care. And patient electronic access- greater than 50% of all unique patients must be provided timely access to view, download and transmit. And at least one patient needs to view, download or transmit to a third party.
  20. Secure messaging had three different levels. In 2015 there needed to be the capacity for patients to send and receive. In 2016, secure messages needed to be sent to the patient using electronic messaging function or in response to a secure message for at least one patient. In 2017, the secure messaging functionality for 2016 needs to be used for more than 5% of unique patients.
  21. For the first measure of public health, eligible providers are expected to be in active engagement with a public health agency to submit immunization data. And the active engagement relates to the ability to the public health agency to accept it or not. Not all public health agencies have that capability yet. Measure 2 is the same for syndromic surveillance reporting. For Measure 3, the specialized registry reporting, the provider needs to be submitting data to a specialized registry and that specialized registry would depend on the type of provider- primary care versus specialty.
  22. Finally, we look at the Meaningful Use and the next stages and the Meaningful Use will evolve beginning in 2019. Providers will be reimbursed under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and this will roll together the PQRS and the Meaningful Use and it will include other activities. So there would be the Quality Measures, there are measures related to resource use. Practices would have to undertake improvement activities as well as meaningfully use Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT) for a MIPS composite performance score that ranges from 0-100. This would determine whether or not their payments are adjusted positively or negatively.
  23. Startup costs include: New hardware and network components, including servers, switches, cabling, racks Software components, including purchasing and licensing the EHR product, along with any customization and support contracts and Interfaces, including laptops, workstations, PDAs, etc. Bear in mind that licensing options vary and different licensing options may be available for each product. As an example, a single user license or tiered pricing (where the fees are different depending on the level of access the user has to the system) may be quite viable for a small practice. On the other hand, site licensing (a single fee covering all potential employees for an entity) may be a more viable option for larger entities but far too costly for the smaller practice settings. Maintenance costs include all costs associated with the continued upkeep, maintenance, and upgrades to the system. This would include routine hardware replacements, software support fees, licensing renewals, and major upgrades.
  24. Training costs include fees incurred by the vendor to train new system users and administrators during startup, as well as training materials, simulators, etc., throughout the lifecycle of the product. What are the anticipated productivity costs associated with the implementation of this product? Are the users going to have to make significant changes in workflow resulting in substantial loss in productivity? Lastly, what consultants will you need to bring in to implement the installation? Wireless and network upgrades may require consultation to ensure optimal results. Will you be bringing in an implementation specialist at $125 an hour? Be sure to consider these costs when selecting an EHR system.
  25. This concludes Unit 2, System Selection – Software and Certification. In summary, when choosing a system, be aware of broad categories of systems available for selection. Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of them, paying special attention to the required resources for development and maintenance. Certification of systems should be strongly considered. Finally, any system that is considered and implemented should address the meaningful use priorities.
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