Compliance & Standards

ONC-certified healthcare technology.

ClinicMind EHR is certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), meeting federal standards for interoperability, security, and clinical quality.

What It Means

What ONC Certification means for your practice

The ONC Health IT Certification Program — run by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology — sets the bar for EHR software. Certification is voluntary, but it's required to participate in federal quality programs like MIPS and to demonstrate meaningful use compliance.

Federal-standard security

Certified EHR technology meets ONC's rigorous security criteria — authentication, encryption, audit trails, and multi-factor authentication — protecting patient data at every layer.

Interoperability built in

FHIR-based APIs and standardized data formats mean your patient records can move reliably between systems — reducing manual data entry and supporting continuity of care.

MIPS-ready documentation

ONC certification enables participation in CMS quality programs. Certified EHR technology is required for MIPS reporting, value-based care arrangements, and incentive programs.

Structured, portable records

Patient data is stored in a compatible, structured format that transfers cleanly between certified systems — no more lost records or incompatible export formats at transitions of care.

Transparent clinical decisions

The Cures HTI-1 update strengthens algorithm transparency requirements, so providers can see and understand the logic behind clinical decision support tools in the EHR.

Patient access to health data

Certified EHRs enable patients to view, download, and transmit their records to third parties — a core Cures Act requirement that puts patients in control of their own health information.

HTI-1 Update

The latest standard: ONC Cures HTI-1

The Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Final Rule — commonly called HTI-1 — was finalized in January 2024. ClinicMind meets the full HTI-1 standard.

HTI-1 focuses on three priorities: advancing FHIR-based interoperability, improving transparency of clinical decision support algorithms, and strengthening requirements for information sharing between providers and patients.

  • Enhanced FHIR-based interoperability More reliable access to patient data across systems, reducing manual entry and supporting continuity of care.
  • Algorithm transparency Providers can see and question the logic in clinical decision support tools, promoting trusted, evidence-based care.
  • Reduced administrative burden Standardized data exchange cuts manual reconciliation between systems and payers.
  • Stronger information sharing safeguards Clear rules preventing information blocking, ensuring patient and provider data flows freely where it's needed.
2015

Edition Health IT standard — the current ONC baseline for all certified EHR technology

Jan 2024

HTI-1 Final Rule effective date — ClinicMind is fully compliant with the updated certification criteria

40+

Certification criteria met across clinical quality, security, interoperability, and patient access categories

Certification Criteria

ONC 2015 Edition criteria met by ClinicMind

ClinicMind has achieved ONC-Health IT Cures update 2015 Edition Health IT certification via Drummond Group LLC. The following criteria have been tested and certified.

a Clinical Quality & Documentation 7 criteria

170.315 (a)(1)

Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) – Medications

170.315 (a)(2)

CPOE – Laboratory (Cures HTI-1 Update)

170.315 (a)(3)

CPOE – Diagnostic Imaging

170.315 (a)(4)

Drug-Drug, Drug-Allergy Interaction Checks for CPOE

170.315 (a)(5)

Demographics

170.315 (a)(12)

Family Health History (Cures HTI-1 Update)

170.315 (a)(14)

Implantable Device List

b Information Exchange 4 criteria

170.315 (b)(1)

Transitions of Care (Cures HTI-1 Update)

170.315 (b)(2)

Clinical Information Reconciliation and Incorporation

170.315 (b)(10)

Electronic Health Information Export (Cures Update)

170.315 (b)(11)

Decision Support Interventions (Cures Update)

c Clinical Quality Measures 2 criteria

170.315 (c)(1)

Clinical Quality Measures – Record and Export

170.315 (c)(2)

Clinical Quality Measures – Import and Calculate

d Security 11 criteria

170.315 (d)(1)

Authentication, Access Control, Authorization

170.315 (d)(2)

Auditable Events and Tamper-Resistance

170.315 (d)(3)

Audit Report(s) (Cures Update)

170.315 (d)(4)

Amendments

170.315 (d)(5)

Automatic Access Time-out

170.315 (d)(6)

Emergency Access

170.315 (d)(7)

End-User Device Encryption

170.315 (d)(8)

Integrity

170.315 (d)(9)

Trusted Connection

170.315 (d)(12)

Encrypt Authentication Credentials

170.315 (d)(13)

Multi-Factor Authentication (Cures Update)

e Patient Access 2 criteria

170.315 (e)(1)

View, Download, and Transmit to 3rd Party

170.315 (e)(3)

Patient Health Information Capture

f Registries 1 criterion

170.315 (f)(1)

Transmission to Immunization Registries

g Design & Standards 8 criteria

170.315 (g)(2)

Automated Measure Calculation

170.315 (g)(3)

Safety-Enhanced Design

170.315 (g)(4)

Quality Management System

170.315 (g)(5)

Accessibility-Centered Design

170.315 (g)(6)

Consolidated CDA Creation Performance

170.315 (g)(7)

Application Access – Patient Selection

170.315 (g)(9)

Application Access – All Data Request

170.315 (g)(10)

Standardized API for Patient and Population Services

h Interoperability 1 criterion

170.315 (h)(1)

Direct Project

Certified By

Certified by Drummond Group — the industry's leading ACB

ClinicMind achieved Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC-Health IT) Cures update 2015 Edition Health IT certification via Drummond Group LLC, an Authorized Certification Body (ACB).

Drummond Group has more than 20 years of testing experience across multiple industries and has been an ONC-ACB since 2010, having conducted over 3,000 health IT tests and certifications.

20+

Years of testing experience across industries

2010

Year Drummond became an ONC-ACB

3,000+

Health IT tests and certifications conducted

2015

ONC Edition + Cures HTI-1 Update certified

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