The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published a final rule on September 11, 2014 that is intended to introduce regulatory flexibilities with regard to certification to the 2014 Edition Electronic Health Records (EHR) Certification Criteria. The rule also codifies certain revisions to the ONC Health Information Technology (HIT) Certification Program for certification to the 2014 Edition and future editions, and it makes administrative updates to associated regulations. ONC specifies that EHR technology developers do not have to update and recertify their products to the revised 2014 Edition Release (also referred to as the "2014 Edition Release 2"), nor do eligible providers have to upgrade to EHR technology certified to the 2014 Edition Release 2, although ONC encourages such stakeholders "to consider whether the 2014 Edition Release 2 offers any opportunities that they might want to pursue."
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