Permanent HIT Certification Final Rule Published by ONC in Federal Register

January 7, 2011. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published today in the Federal Register the final rule for Establishment of the Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology (HIT). This regulation is effective on February 7, 2011. The temporary certification program final rule, published on June 24, 2010 in the Federal Register, will continue in effect until it sunsets on December 31, 2011, or at a later date when permanent certification program operational processes are completed.