2015 Edition §170.315(b)(7) Data Segmentation for

Please consult the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled: 2015 Edition Health Information Technology (Health
IT) Certification Criteria, 2015 Edition Base Electronic Health Record (EHR) Definition, and ONC Health IT Certification
Program Modifications for a detailed description of the proposed certification criterion with which these testing steps
are associated.
1. Required Tests
Note: The order in which the test steps are listed reflects the sequence of the certification criterion and does not necessarily
prescribe the order in which the test should take place.
1.1 Data Segmentation for Privacy
Evaluate the Health IT Module’s ability to create a summary record formatted in accordance with both C-CDA Release
1.1 in accordance with the HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 1.1: Consolidated CDA Templates for Clinical
Notes (US Realm), Draft Standard for Trial Use, Release 1.1 and C-CDA Release 2.0 documents in accordance with the
HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Consolidated CDA Templates for Clinical Notes (US Realm), Draft
Standard for Trial Use, Release 2.0 that is tagged as restricted and subject to restrictions on re-disclosure according to
the HL7 Implementation Guide: Data Segmentation for Privacy (DS4P), Release 1.
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Technical Outcome
Test Lab Verification
Test Approach
A user creates a summary of care
document and indicates that the
document is restricted or subject to
restrictions on re-disclosure. The resulting
document retains these tags according to
the standard adopted at §170.205(o)(1),
when it is sent to a third party.
The tester verifies the summary of
care, formatted in accordance with
each of the standards adopted at
§170.205(a)(3) and §170.205(a)(4),
created by the Health IT Module
appropriately tags at a minimum the
document (section and entry level
tags are optional) as restricted and
subject to restrictions on redisclosure according to the standard
adopted at §170.205(o)(1).
Test data, test tool,
and visual
inspection.
2. Document History
Version Number
Description of Change
Date
1.0
Released for Public Comment
March 31, 2015
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3. Dependencies
For all related and required criteria, please refer to the Master Table of Related and Required Criteria.
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