Farzad Mostashari, U.S. national coordinator for health IT said the proposed user fee for electronic health record vendors would give the ONC's certification program an assured funding base, which would lead to less uncertainty for the industry, according a Government Health IT report.
Mr. Mostashari made the comments at a meeting of the Health IT Standards Committee.
The idea of the user fee, which would be tailored to raise $1 million, has been met with general unease by the industry, and has even been formally opposed by the Health Information and Management Systems Society Electronic Health Record Association.
At the meeting, Mr. Mostashari also said the fee is partly meant to replace declining HITECH Act funding for the ONC's work on standards and certification. He said it will be an opportunity for IT companies and software developers seeking meaningful use certification to "have a stake in the process."
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Mr. Mostashari made the comments at a meeting of the Health IT Standards Committee.
The idea of the user fee, which would be tailored to raise $1 million, has been met with general unease by the industry, and has even been formally opposed by the Health Information and Management Systems Society Electronic Health Record Association.
At the meeting, Mr. Mostashari also said the fee is partly meant to replace declining HITECH Act funding for the ONC's work on standards and certification. He said it will be an opportunity for IT companies and software developers seeking meaningful use certification to "have a stake in the process."
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