Echo Visual Health Record v13 attained 2015 Cures Edition Health IT Module Certification via Drummond Group LLC, an Authorized Certification Body (ACB). This Health IT Module is 2015 Cures Edition compliant and has been certified by 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.
Vendor: The Echo Group Date: November 15, 2022
Product name/version: Echo Visual Health Record v13
CHPL Product Number: 15.04.04.2425.Visu.12.01.1.200204 – Upgrading to v13 Modules Tested: 170.315 (g)(10)
Additional software relied upon to demonstrate compliance: Costs: This certified product-version requires a minimum three-year contractual commitment for vendor application as well as a contractual commitment for additional vendor or third-party products 15 Washington Street PO Box 2150 Conway, NH 03818 P) (603) 447-8600 F) (603) 447-8680 that may include one-time costs to establish interfaces for reporting, lab services, pharmacy services and secure email and on-going annual fees to support the same.
Capability Description of Capability Costs or Fees 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 Transition of Care 170.315(b)(1) Ability to send and receive transition of care/referral summaries through a method that conforms to the specified standard(s). Direct messaging install package required per agency; Annual fee per paid billing provider. Multi-Factor Authentication 170.315(d)(13) The Health IT module supports authentication, through multiple elements, of the user’s identity with the use of industry-recognized standards.
Application is offered as Software as a Service, hosted in Microsoft Azure; Annual fee per concurrent user.
CapabilityDescription of CapabilityCosts or Fees
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
| Capability | Description of Capability | Costs or Fees 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 |
| Transition of Care 170.315(b)(1) | Ability to send and receive transition of care/referral summaries through a method that conforms to the specified standard(s). | Direct messaging install package required per agency; Annual fee per paid billing provider. |
| Multi-Factor Authentication 170.315(d)(13) | The Health IT module supports authentication, through multiple elements, of the user’s identity with the use of industry-recognized standards. | Application is offered as Software as a Service, hosted in Microsoft Azure; Annual fee per concurrent user. |
CY 2022 Real World Testing Plan for The Echo Group
This is the Real-World Test (RWT) Plan for CY 2022 for The Echo Group’s certified electronic health record (EHR) solution, Visual Health Record. We have two versions of our certified solution available, vs 11 and vs 12, and this RWT plan covers both versions. We will focus our evaluation testing on the most current version 12 as we transition our clients from version 11.
However, we will do some engagement with users of version 11 to have them self-report on RWT measures so that we can continue to improve the features of version 12. This plan provides the real-world test measurements and metrics that meet the intent and objectives of ONC’s Condition of Certification and Maintenance of Certification requirement for real world testing (§ 170.405 Real World Testing) to evaluate compliance with the certification criteria and interoperability of exchanging electronic health information (EHI) within the care and practice setting which it is targeted for use, which in Echo’s instance is behavioral and addiction health practices.
As ONC has stated in its rule, “The objective of real-world testing is to verify the extent to which certified health IT deployed in operational production settings is demonstrating continued compliance to certification criteria and functioning with the intended use cases as part of the overall maintenance of a health IT’s certification.” We have worked toward this objective in designing our test plan and its subsequent real world testing measurements and metrics.
This document builds toward the final testing measurements and metrics we will use to evaluate our product interoperability within production settings. Within each use case, we document our testing methodology for the measure/metric we plan to employ. We also include the associated ONC criteria, our justification for measurement selection, our expected outcomes from the testing, the care settings applied for this measure, and if applicable the number of clients to use in our real-world testing. We have included our timeline and milestones for completing the real-world testing in CY 2022, and information about compliance with the Standards Version Advancement Process (SVAP) updates. A table of contents provides easy access to any section, including the testing measurements and metrics found at the end of this document.
Our signed attestation of compliance with the real-world testing requirements is on the following page. Real World Test Plan – The Echo Group – December 2021 Page 2 of 24 Developer Attestation This Real-World Testing (RWT) Plan is complete with all required elements, including measures that address all requisite certification criteria and applicable care settings.
All information in this plan is up to date and fully addresses the health IT developer’s Real-World Testing requirements.
Authorized Representative Name: Tracy E. Orlando
Authorized Representative Email: tracy.orlando@echobh.com
Authorized Representative Phone: (603) 447-8600 ext 1675
Document Download Link: RWT Plan_The Echo Group_120121
Document Download Link: RWT Results The Echo Group CY 2022
CY 2023 Real World Testing Plan for The Echo Group
This is the real-world test plan for CY 2023 for The Echo Group certified EHR solution, Visual Health Record. We have two versions of our certified solution available, vs 11 and vs 12, and this RWT test plan covers both versions. We will focus our evaluation testing on the most current version 12 as we are looking to retire version 11. However, we will do some engagement with users of version 11 to have them self-report on RWT measures so that we can continue improve the features of version 12.
It provides the real-world test measurements and metrics that meet the intent and objectives of ONC’s Condition of Certification and Maintenance of Certification requirement for real world testing (§ 170.405 Real world testing) to evaluate compliance with the certification criteria and interoperability of exchanging electronic health information (EHI) within the care and practice setting which it is targeted for use.
As ONC has stated in its rule, “The objective of real-world testing is to verify the extent to which certified health IT deployed in operational production settings is demonstrating continued compliance to certification criteria and functioning with the intended use cases as part of the overall maintenance of a health IT’s certification.” We have worked toward this objective in designing our test plan and its subsequent real world testing measurements and metrics.
This document builds toward the final testing measurements and metrics we will use to evaluate our product interoperability within production settings. Within each use case, we document our testing methodology for the measure/metric we plan to employ. We also include the associated ONC criteria, our justification for measurement selection, our expected outcomes from the testing, the care settings applied for this measure, and if applicable the number of clients to use in our real world testing.
Authorized Representative Name: Tracy E. Orlando
Authorized Representative Email: tracy.orlando@echobh.com
Authorized Representative Phone: (603) 447-8600 ext 1675
Document Download Link: RWT Plan_The Echo Group_110122_REV
Standards Version Update Process (SVAP) Notification:
As of version 3.43 / VHR v13, EchoVantage has been updated with support for the 21st Century Cures Act. As a result, approved ONC Standards for the following HealthIT Criteria have been updated, and supersede previous standards as noted.
These updates provide:
● Additional data elements for C-CDA Exports
● Care Team/ Clinical Notes/ Provenance / etc.
● Support for FHIR API access to EchoVantage
Detailed information available in the document download: Standards-Version-Updates-122122
