[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15945-15946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6688]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)
Workshop for Laboratories Interested in the Testing of Health
Information Technology (HIT) Electronic Health Record Technology
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
(NVLAP) will hold a public workshop on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at the
Marriott Hotel, Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, located at
9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. The purpose of
the workshop is the exchange of information among NVLAP, the NIST
Information Technology Laboratory, the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), laboratories interested in seeking NVLAP accreditation
to perform Testing of Health Information Technology (HIT) electronic
health record technology under the permanent certification program
administered under the Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology, HHS.
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There is no charge for the workshop; however, advanced registration
is necessary. There will be no on-site, same-day registration. The
deadline is Wednesday, April 20, 2011.
DATES: The workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 from 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Contact Beth Thomas at [email protected] or (301) 975-
4521 for pre-registration.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the Gaithersburg Marriott
Washingtonian Center, 9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD
20878.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Leaman, (301) 975-4679, e-mail:
[email protected]. The mailing address is 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2140. Information regarding NVLAP and
the accreditation process can be viewed at http://www.nist.gov/nvlap.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to a request from the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology, the National Voluntary Laboratory
Accreditation Program (NVLAP) is considering establishing an
accreditation program for laboratories that test HIT electronic health
record technology.
NVLAP accreditation criteria are established in accordance with the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR, title 15, Part 285), NVLAP Procedures
and General Requirements. To be accredited by NVLAP, laboratories
conducting testing of HIT electronic health record technology will be
required to meet ISO/IEC International Standard 17025, general
requirements for the competence of testing and calibration
laboratories. In addition, for each new LAP, NVLAP works with the
affected testing community to develop program-specific technical
requirements. These requirements tailor the general accreditation
criteria referenced in Sections 4 and 5 of the NIST handbook 150 to the
test and services in the new LAP. Program-specific requirements include
the details of the scope of accreditation, test and measurement
equipment, personnel requirements, validation of test methods, and
reporting of test results.
NVLAP accreditation does not imply any guarantee (certification) of
laboratory performance or test/calibration data. NVLAP accreditation is
a finding of laboratory competence.
Dated: March 15, 2011.
Charles H. Romine,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-6688 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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