Cypress

Open source testing tool used by vendors to certify their EHRs and health information technology (IT) modules for calculating eCQMs. Cypress is an official testing tool for the ONC EHR Certification Program. Testing involves Cypress generating synthetic patient records for the subset of published eCQMs selected for certification and testing the ability of the EHR systems and health IT modules to accurately record, import, calculate, filter, and report eCQMs. The Cypress test data are available in QRDA Category I for import into an EHR system. Cypress tests an EHR system’s ability to generate accurate QRDA Category I and Category III documents for reporting to CMS. Learn more about the Cypress Tool by visiting the Cypress website and reading the Cypress User Guide.