Vendor Conformance & Usability (VCUR)

The VCUR describes minimum levels of mandated functionality for physician office systems, as well as describing mandated technical, interoperability, security, privacy and other requirements. The products that were tested and conform to VCUR are placed on a list of acceptable vendors for the POSP. This list is updated from time to time whenever there is an application by a vendor to have its product(s) tested for conformance to VCUR, or whenever there is either a significant change in the VCUR or the underlying technical standards that have been adopted by the Alberta Government.

Failure to adhere to the VCUR does not mean that a vendor's product(s) cannot be marketed within Alberta. However, any physician who purchases a product that does not conform to the VCUR will not be eligible for funding under POSP.

POSP recognizes that physician office systems do not remain static after achieving conformance, but there is a process that vendors must follow to maintain VCUR 2006 conformance if they make modifications to their products.