“One of the questions I get asked a lot is “What version of C32, C83 and C80 specifications” should I be using to meet the certification requirements in the IFR. The HITSP Care Management and Health Records TC waited to see what the Standards and Certification interim rule would look like BEFORE we finished updates to them. The HITSP Panel Approved 2.0 releases of C83 and C80 were written AFTER we saw the rule, and contain provisions in them that SUPPORT that rule. Prior Panel Approved versions (e.g., 1.1) of these specifications DO NOT contain these provisions. So, if you want the best that HITSP has to offer for certification under meaningful use, use the 2.0 versions of the HITSP C80 and C83 specifications in your CCD implementations. Take note: the CCHIT Comprehensive Certification still talks about Version 1.1.”
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Keith W. Boone, Healthcare Standards, 25 February 2010
