EMR Validation – Stage 5
Reference Site Assessment
An EMR vendor must
successfully demonstrate that the EMR offering is operational in a live
clinical environment (Reference Site) to the OntarioMD validation representatives. EMR offerings that have successfully
completed Stage 4 will undergo validation activities at the reference site identified
in the Reference Site Selection form provided by the EMR vendor in Stage 2 of the
EMR validation process.
Stage 5 will
involve the following:
- EMR vendor will ensure that the EMR offering has been configured to
support ALL the Mandatory requirements within the Foundation, Functional and EMR
Connectivity and Tools specifications;
- OntarioMD representatives will verify that the version of the EMR offering
for which the Application for Certification was submitted is in use at the
reference site, ensuring it is operating as demonstrated during Stage 3 and 4 validation
activities;
- OntarioMD representatives will assess the vendor’s EMR offering's performance
characteristics through a series of demonstrations and information provided by
users;
- OntarioMD representatives will verify the change management
methodology described by the EMR vendor in the Stage 1 submission documents is being
followed at the reference site.
Evaluation Overview
Stage 5 will be evaluated on the
following items. Meeting the Mandatory Criteria listed in the table
below along with a signed EMR Vendor Certification Agreement by OntarioMD
and the EMR vendor will lead to successful completion of the EMR validation
process for the EMR offering. At this
stage the EMR offering will be awarded with the OntarioMD certified status.
Requirement Type | Criteria |
Mandatory | The Reference Site MUST use the validated
(completed Stage 3 and 4) version of the EMR offering for a minimum of 30
days prior to site visit |
Mandatory | The Reference Site MUST
be in Ontario and must include at least one clinician |
Mandatory | The Reference Site
must have ALL the validated functionalities available and operational
including integration with HRM, OLIS, Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer
and one commercial lab |
Contact Us
Any questions related to the EMR validation process should be directed via email to the EMR Validation Administrator:
Email: emrvalidation@ontariomd.com
Subject line: Vendor Name | EMR Offering
Name | Specific Subject