2015 Edition §170.315(f)(4) Transmission to Cancer

Please consult the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled: 2015 Edition Health Information Technology (Health
IT) Certification Criteria, 2015 Edition Base Electronic Health Record (EHR) Definition, and ONC Health IT Certification
Program Modifications for a detailed description of the proposed certification criterion with which these testing steps
are associated.
1. Required Tests
Note: The order in which the test steps are listed reflects the sequence of the certification criterion and does not necessarily
prescribe the order in which the test should take place.
1.1 Transmission to Cancer Registries
Evaluate the capabilities for reporting (transmitting) cancer events to public health agencies from ambulatory
settings.
Item #
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Technical Outcome
Test Lab Verification
Test Approach
A cancer event report is created in accordance
with the standard specified in §170.205(i)(2)
and the vocabulary standards specified at
§170.207(a)(4) and §170.207(c)(3).
The tester verifies the report has
been correctly generated in
accordance with the standard
specified in
§170.205(i)(2) without omission, and
at a minimum versions of the
standards specified at §170.207(a)(4)
and §170.207(c)(3).
Test data, visual
inspection, and
CDA Conformance
Testing Tool for
Cancer.
2. Document History
Version Number
Description of Change
Date
1.0
Released for Public Comment
March 31, 2015
3. Dependencies
For the related and required criteria, please refer to the Master Table of Related and Required Criteria.
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