### Question
What does certified EHR technology mean?


### Answer
**Certified EHR technology** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 300jj*:

> a qualified electronic health record that is certified pursuant to section 300jj–11(c)(5) of this title as meeting standards adopted under section 300jj–14 of this title that are applicable to the type of record involved (as determined by the Secretary, such as an ambulatory electronic health record for office-based physicians or an inpatient hospital electronic health record for hospitals)

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 300jj*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER XXVIII-HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND QUALITY**

