Certified health IT includes products, programs or systems that meet standards set by the federal government on their security, privacy, usability and interoperability. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), a division of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS), oversees health IT certification. Certified health IT participation is voluntary but providers are required to use certified health IT products and systems to participate in Meaningful Use and other federal electronic health record adoption programs.
