# 2015 Edition Health Information Technology (Health IT) Certification Criteria, 2015 Edition Base Electronic Health Record (EHR) Definition, and ONC Health IT Certification Program Modifications
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Final rule. · Published 2015-10-16 · Effective 2016-01-14 · 80 FR 62602
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-25597
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 62602
- **CFR reference:** 45 CFR 170
- **Publication date:** 2015-10-16
- **Effective date:** 2016-01-14
## Abstract

This final rule finalizes a new edition of certification criteria (the 2015 Edition health IT certification criteria or "2015 Edition") and a new 2015 Edition Base Electronic Health Record (EHR) definition, while also modifying the ONC Health IT Certification Program to make it open and accessible to more types of health IT and health IT that supports various care and practice settings. The 2015 Edition establishes the capabilities and specifies the related standards and implementation specifications that Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT) would need to include to, at a minimum, support the achievement of meaningful use by eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs (EHR Incentive Programs) when such edition is required for use under these programs.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/16/2015-25597/2015-edition-health-information-technology-health-it-certification-criteria-2015-edition-base)
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