The 2015 Edition Cures Update Test Method has been constructed in an outcome-focused format with additional companion guide documents to aid stakeholder development of Health IT Modules. The Test Method provides the structure for evaluating conformance of the Health IT Module to the certification criteria defined in 85 FR 25642 of the 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program Final Rule as published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2020. The 2015 Edition Cures Update Test Method includes Test Procedures, Test Tools and Test Data and is listed below by certification criterion number.
Below you will find the criteria grouped by the 2015 Edition Cures Update status new, revised, time-limited, or removed.
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Regulation Text Citation
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Certification Criterion
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Certification Companion Guide (CCG)
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Test Procedure
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New Criteria
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§ 170.315(b)(10)
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EHI Export
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(d)(12)
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Encrypt authentication credentials
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(d)(13)
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Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(g)(10)
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Standardized API for patient and population services
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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Revised Criteria
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§ 170.315(b)(1)
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Transitions of Care
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(b)(2)
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Clinical information reconciliation and incorporation
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(b)(3)
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Electronic Prescribing
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(b)(7)
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Security tags- summary of care- send
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(b)(8)
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Security tags- summary of care- receive
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(b)(9)
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Care plan
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(c)(3)
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Clinical quality measures (CQMs)- report
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(d)(2)
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Auditable events and tamper-resistance
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(d)(3)
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Audit report(s)
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(d)(10)
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Auditing actions on health information
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(e)(1)
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View, Download, and Transmit t 3rd Party
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(f)(5)
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Transmission to public health agencies- electronic case reporting
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(g)(6)
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Consolidated CDA creation performance
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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§ 170.315(g)(9)
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Application Access-All Data Request
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Guide
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Test Procedure
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Regulation Test Citation
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Certification Criterion
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Time-Limited Certification
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§ 170.315(a)(10)
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Drug Formulary and Preferred Drug List Checks
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§ 170.315(a)(13)
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Patient-Specific Education Resource
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§ 170.315(b)(6)
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Data Export
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§170.315(e)(2)
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Secure Messaging
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§ 170.315(g)(8)
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Application Access- Data Category Request
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Removed Criteria
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§ 170.315(a)(6)
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Problem List
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§ 170.315(a)(7)
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Medication List
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§ 170.315(a)(8)
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Medication allergy list
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§ 170.315(a)(11)
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Smoking Status
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§ 170.315(b)(4)
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Common Clinical Data Set summary record- create
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§ 170.315(b)(5)
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Common Clinical Data Set summary record- receive
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