Interoperability Certification

Medicity Network Connect Clinical Messaging – ONC Certification Cost and Limitations

Medicity is proud to offer health IT solutions that are certified under the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Medicity Connect Clinical Messaging attained the 2015 Edition for Certification of Health IT Compliance from the Drummond Group, an ONC-ACB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The following outlines the certified product information, certification criteria, additional software used, and the cost and limitation information for each certification criteria.

Product Information

  • Product Name and Version: Medicity Connect Clinical Messaging 2.7 Version and higher
  • Initial Date Certified: 12/29/2017
  • Unique Certification Number: 15.04.04.1952.Medi.27.0.0.171229

Certification 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)
  • 170.315 (g)(4) – Quality management system
  • 170.315 (g)(5) – Accessibility-centered design
  • 170.315 (h)(2) – Direct Project, Edge Protocol, and XDR/XDM

Costs and Limitations

CapabilityDescription of Capability Costs or FeesContractual LimitationsTechnical or Practical Limitations
           Types of costs or fees that a user may be required to pay to purchase, license, implement,
maintain, upgrade, use, or otherwise enable and support the use of the implementation or use of the capability -OR- in connection with the data
generated in the course using the capability.
Limitations of a contractual nature (including developer policies and other business practices) that a user may encounter in the implementation or use of the capability -OR-in the connection with the data generated in the course of using the capability.Limitations of a technical or practical nature that a user may encounter that could prevent or impair the successful implementation, configuration, maintenance, support or use of the capability -OR- prevent or limit the use, exchange or portability of any data generated in the course of using the capability.
Direct Messaging
and associated
pre-requisite
criteria:
170.315.d.1,
170.315.d.2,
170.315.d.3,
170.315.g.4,
170.315.g.5,
170.315.h.2
Encrypted e-mail using
the Direct protocol
to/from trusted
endpoints, accessible
via web-based e-mail
client. Ability to enroll
users (assign
addresses) and
manage necessary
security certificates.
Access to a Provider
Directory of Direct
addresses.
Software subscription fee (annual) to include a maximum number of concurrent Direct addresses and/or web client users; hosting and maintenance fees (annual); implementation and training fee (onetime). Includes certificate for single legal entity; additional certificates for additional legal entities extra. Geographical, volume/usage cost considerations not applicable. XDR connections to third-party systems optional and available for a one-time setup fee on a per-connection basis.Contract required to purchase, which may impose limitations on the usage of the solution, business practices, and/or data contained or generated. Not necessary to engage with third-party unless software is purchased by an intermediary organization (such as an HIE) who makes the functionality available to end users, in which case contracting between the intermediary organization and end user may be required.The Medicity HISP is a multi-tenant software solution, meaning there is a single production environment shared by all customers; therefore extremely heavy message volume from one customer could impact message delivery times for all customers. Software subscription fee to include a maximum number of concurrent Direct addresses and/or web client users.
Functionality stipulates Direct exchange with “trusted” endpoints – endpoints that are hosted by a HISP included in the DirectTrust bundle or who have a HISP-HISP agreement in place with Medicity.

Medicity Network Product Suite – ONC Certification Cost and Limitations

Medicity is proud to offer health IT solutions that are certified under the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Medicity Connect Medicity is proud to offer health IT solutions that are certified under the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The Medicity Network Product Suite attained 2014 Edition Modular Ambulatory EHR Certification and 2014 Edition Modular Inpatient EHR Certification from the Drummond Group, an ONC-ACB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The following outlines the certified product information, certification criteria, additional software used, and the cost and limitation information for each certification criteria.

Product Information

  • Product Name and Version: Medicity Network Product Suite 2013 Version and higher
  • Initial Date Certified: 12/12/2013
  • Unique Certification Number (Modular Ambulatory EHR): 12122013-1977-6
  • Unique Certification Number (Modular Inpatient EHR): 12122013-1978-6

Certification Criteria

  • 170.314(a) Clinical
    • 170.314(a)(12) Image Results
  • 170.314(b) Transitions of Care
    • 170.314(b)(5) Incorporate Lab Results
    • 170.314(b)(6) Transmission of Electronic Laboratory Tests and Values/Results to Ambulatory Providers
  • 170.314(d) Privacy and Security
    • 170.314(d)(1) Authentication, access control, and authorization
    • 170.314(d)(2) Auditable events, & tamper resistance
    • 170.314(d)(3) Audit report(s)
    • 170.314(d)(5) Automatic log-off
    • 170.314(d)(6) Emergency access
    • 170.314(d)(8) Integrity
  • 170.314(e)Patient Engagment
    • 170.314(e)(1) View, Download, and Transmit to a 3rd Party
    • 170.314(e)(3) Secure Messaging
  • 170.314(f) Transmission to Public Health Agencies
    • 170.314(f)(1) Immunization Information
    • 170.314(f)(2) Transmission to Immunization Registries
    • 170.314(f)(3) Transmission to Public Health Agencies – Syndromic Surveillance
    • 170.314(f)(4) Transmission of Reportable Laboratory Tests and Values/Results
  • 170.314(g) Utilization
    • 170.314(g)(1) Automated Numerator Recording
    • 170.314(g)(4) Quality Management System

Additional Software Used

The following software was used to comply with one or more of the certification criteria:

  • Spreadsheet software
  • iTriage patient engagement software
  • Medicity Exchange Nexus 3.2 or higher
  • Medicity Connect HISP 1.4 or higher
  • Medicity Explore MediPrise 1.1 or higher

Costs and Limitations

Capability  Description of Capability Costs or Fees Contractual LimitationsTechnical or Practical Limitations
           Types of costs or fees that a user may be required to pay to purchase, license, implement, maintain, upgrade, use, or otherwise enable and support the use of the implementation or use of the capability -OR- in connection with the data generated in the course using the capability.Limitations of a contractual nature (including developer policies and other business practices) that a user may encounter in the implementation or use of the capability -OR in the connection with the data generated in the course of using the capability.Viewing image results in
the Medicity Network is
dependent on the
capabilities of the
sending system.    
Image Results
170.314(a)(12)
Image results consists of using a radiology HL7 interface to receive image results from a sending system, and using the Medicity Network for viewing the results.This certified capability requires licensing the Medicity Network, plus a one-time fee for configuration and setup of the radiology HL7 interface. The Medicity Network licensing is typically sold as a Software as a Service (SAS), which is based on a variety of inputs that include but are not limited to the term of the license, net patient revenue, per person per month and/or physicians users. Interface pricing is based on complexity and type of interface, e.g. routing a clinical report to a physician’s EHR is a lower-cost while an IHE profile query-based interface has a higher cost. Annual maintenance and hosting is included in the SAS fee.Requires
agreement to
obtain radiology
results from
sending system(s).
Viewing image results in
the Medicity Network is
dependent on the
capabilities of the
sending system.
Image Results
170.314(a)(12)
Image results consists of using a radiology HL7 interface to receive image results from a sending
system, and using the Medicity Network for viewing the results.
This certified capability requires licensing the Medicity Network, plus a one-time fee for configuration and setup of the radiology HL7 interface. The Medicity Network licensing is typically sold as a Software as a Service (SAS), which is based on a variety of inputs that include but are not limited to the term of the license, net patient revenue, per person per month and/or physicians users. Interface pricing is based on complexity and type of interface, e.g. routing a clinical report to a physician’s EHR is a lower-cost while an IHE profile query-based interface has a higher cost. Annual maintenance and hosting is included in the SAS fee.Requires
agreement to
obtain radiology
results from
sending system(s).
Viewing image results in
the Medicity Network is
dependent on the
capabilities of the
sending system.
Image Results
170.314(a)(12)
Medicity Network for viewing the results.Typically sold as a Software as a Service (SAS), which is based on a variety of inputs that include but are not limited to the term of the license, net patient revenue, per person per month and/or physicians users. Interface pricing is based on complexity and type of interface, e.g. routing a clinical report to a physician’s EHR is a lower-cost while an IHE profile query-based interface has a higher cost. Annual maintenance and hosting is included in the SAS fee.
Incorporate Lab Tests
170.314(b)(5)
Incorporate lab resoluts consists of using an HL& interface to receive lab results from a sending system, and using the Medicity Network for viewing the results.This certified capability requires licensing the Medicity Network, plus a one-time fee for configuration and setup of the laboratory HL7 interface between the sending system and the Medicity Network. The Medicity Network licensing is typically sold as a Software as a Service (SAS), which is based on a variety of inputs that include but are not limited to the term of the license, net patient revenue, per person per month and/or physicians users. Interface pricing is based on complexity and type of interface, e.g. routing a clinical report to a physician’s EHR is a lower-cost while an IHE profile query-based interface has a higher cost. Annual maintenance and hosting is included in the SAS fee.Requires agreement to obtain lab results from sending system(s).Incorporate lab results in the Medicity Network is dependent on the capabilities of the sending system.
Transmission of Electronic Laboratory Test and Values/Results to Ambulatory Providers
170.314(b)(6)
Transmission of electronic laboratory tests and values/results to ambulatory providers consists of receiving lab data through an LRI interface from a sending system, using the Medicity Network to transform the data, and sending the
data to a receiving system.
This certified capability requires licensing the Medicity Network, plus a one-time fee for the configuration and setup of an LRI interface between the sending system and the Medicity Network, and between the Medicity
Network and the receiving system. The Medicity Network licensing is typically sold as a Software as a Service (SAS), which is based on a variety of inputs that include but are not limited to the term of the license, net patient revenue, per person per month and/or physicians users. Interface pricing is based on complexity and type of interface, e.g. routing a clinical report to a physician’s EHR is a lower-cost while an IHE profile query-based interface has a higher cost. Annual maintenance and hosting is included in the SAS fee.
Requires agreement with ambulatory providers to send laboratory tests and values/results.Transmission of electronic laboratory tests and values/results through the Medicity Network is dependent on the capabilities of the sending and receiving systems.
Privacy/Security
Measures
170.314(d)(1)
170.314(d)(2)
170.314(d)(3)
170.314(d)(5)
170.314(d)(6)
170.314(d)(8)
The security/privacy measures consists of functionality in the Medicity Network designed to maintain the integrity of the data, prevent data tampering, audit user actions, restrict user access after a predetermined period of inactivity, and grant identified users access during an emergency.The security/privacy measures
functionality is a core capability and included with the Medicity Network at no extra cost.
No contractual limitations.No technical or practical
limitations.
View, Download, and Transmit to a 3rd Party 170.314(e)(1)View, download, and transmit functionality consists of two components, one from Medicity and one from
3rd party vendor. The
Medicity Connect Health
ISP (HISP) services are
used to transmit clinical
data to the patient via a
3rd party vendor, such as
iTriage.
This certified capability requires licensing the Medicity Network and the Medicity Connect HISP solution version 1.4 or higher. This also requires a one-time implementation fee for the configuration and setup of
the solution. The Medicity Network licensing is typically sold as a Software as a Service (SAS), which is based on a variety of inputs that include but are not limited to the term of the license, net patient revenue, per person per month and/or physicians users. Interface pricing is based on complexity and type of
interface, e.g. routing a clinical report to a physician’s EHR is a lower-cost while an IHE profile query-based interface has a higher cost. Annual maintenance and hosting is included in the SAS fee.
The patient facing component of this certified capability requires contracting with 3rd party vendor(s).View, download, and transmit through the Medicity Network is dependent on the capabilities of the 3rd
party vendor.
Secure Messaging 170.314(e)(3)The secure messaging functionality consists of two components, one provider facing and one
patient facing. The provider facing component is provided by Medicity, and the patient facing component is provided by a third party vendor, such as iTriage. The Medicity solution consists of the Medicity Connect Health ISP (HISP) services and Direct Messaging application for providers.
The provider facing component of this certified capability requires licensing the Medicity Network, the Medicity Connect HISP version 1.4 or higher, and the Medicity Connect Direct Messaging solution. This also requires a one-time implementation fee for configuration and setup of the solution. The Medicity Network licensing is typically sold as a Software as a Service (SAS), which is based on a variety of inputs that include but are not limited to the term of the license, net patient revenue, per person per month and/or physicians users. Interface pricing is based on complexity and type of interface, e.g. routing a clinical report to a physician’s EHR is a lower-cost while an IHE profile query-based interface has a higher cost. Annual maintenance and hosting is included in the SAS fee. The patient facing component of this certified capability requires contracting with a third party vendor.The patient facing component of this certified capability requires contracting with a 3rd party vendor.Secure messaging through the Medicity Network is dependent on the capabilities of the 3rd party vendor.
Immunization Information 170.314(f)(1)Immunization information consists of using an immunizations HL7 interface to receive immunization data from a sending system, and using the Medicity Network to aggregate the data.This certified capability requires licensing the Medicity Network, plus a one-time fee for the configuration and setup of the HL7 immunization interface. The Medicity Network licensing is typically sold as a Software as a Service (SAS), which is based on a variety of inputs that include but are not limited to the term of the license, net patient revenue, per person per month and/or physicians users. Interface pricing is based on complexity and type of interface, e.g. routing a clinical report to a physician’s EHR is a lower-cost while an IHE profile query-based interface has a higher cost. Annual maintenance and hosting is included in the SAS fee.Requires agreement to obtain immunization information from sending system(s).Immunization information through the Medicity Network is dependent on the capabilities of the sending system.
Transmission to Immunization Registries 170.314(f)(2)Transmission to immunization registries consists of receiving immunization data through an immunizations HL7 interface from a sending system, using the Medicity Network to transform the data, and then sending the data to a receiving system.This certified capability requires licensing the Medicity Network, plus a one-time fee for the configuration and setup of the immunization interfaces between the sending system and the Medicity Network, and between the Medicity Network and the receiving system. The Medicity Network licensing is typically sold as a Software as a Service (SAS), which is based on a variety of inputs that include but are not limited to the term of the license, net patient revenue, per person per month and/or physicians users. Interface pricing is based on complexity and type of interface, e.g. routing a clinical report to a physician’s EHR is a lower-cost while an IHE profile query-based interface has a higher cost. Annual maintenance and hosting is included in the SAS fee.Requires agreement to obtain immunization information from sending system(s), and to send it to receiving system(s).Transmission to immunization registries through the Medicity Network is dependent on the capabilities of the sending and receiving systems.
Transmission to Public Health Agencies – Syndromic Surveillance
170.314(f)(3)
Transmission to public health agencies – syndromic surveillance, consists of using an HL7 interface to receive data from a sending system, using the Medicity Network to transform the data, and then sending the data to a receiving system.This certified capability requires licensing the Medicity Network, plus a one-time fee for the configuration and setup of the syndromic surveillance interfaces between the sending system and the Medicity Network, and between the Medicity Network and the receiving system. The Medicity Network licensing is typically sold as a Software as a Service (SAS), which is based on a variety of inputs that include but are not limited to the term of the license, net patient revenue, per person per month and/or physicians users. Interface pricing is based on complexity and type of interface, e.g. routing a clinical report to a physician’s EHR is a lower-cost while an IHE profile querybased interface has a higher cost. Annual maintenance and hosting is included in the SAS fee.Requires agreement to obtain syndromic surveillance information from sending system(s), and to send it to receiving system(s).Transmission to public health agencies – syndromic surveillance, through the Medicity Network is dependent on the capabilities of the sending and receiving systems.
Transmission of Reportable Laboratory Tests and Values/Results 170.314(f)(4)Transmission of reportable laboratory tests and values/results consists of using an ELR interface to receive data from a sending system, using the Medicity Network to transform the data, and then sending the data to a receiving system.This certified capability requires licensing the Medicity Network, plus a one-time fee for the configuration and setup of the ELR interfaces between the sending system and the Medicity Network, and between the Medicity Network and the receiving system. The Medicity Network licensing is typically sold as a Software as a Service (SAS), which is based on a variety of inputs that include but are not limited to the term of the license, net patient revenue, per person per month and/or physicians users. Interface pricing is based on complexity and type of interface, e.g. routing a clinical report to a physician’s EHR is a lower-cost while an IHE profile query-based interface has a higher cost. Annual maintenance and hosting is included in the SAS fee.Requires agreement to obtain reportable lab information from sending system(s), and to send it to receiving system(s).Transmission to reportable laboratory tests and values/results through the Medicity Network is dependent on the capabilities of the sending and receiving systems.
Automated Numerator Recording for Image Results or Secure Messaging 170.314(g)(1)The automated numerator recording provides a count of eligible actions that qualify for the image results and secure messaging report numerators.The automated numerator report generation for the image results and secure messaging is included at no extra cost with deployment of the Medicity Network and a radiology interface for the imaging results recording or the Medicity Connect Direct Messaging services for the secure messaging recording.No contractual limitations.No technical or practical limitations.
Quality Management System 170.314(g)(4)Medicity uses a Quality Management System in the development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of all Medicity platform applications.Medicity’s Quality Management System is included with the Medicity Network at no extra cost.No contractual limitations.No technical or practical limitations.

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