Stage 2 Meaningful Use Has Arrived

February 23, 2012

Stage 2 Meaningful Use Has Arrived

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Stage 2 meaningful use has been posted and it outlines the next stage of meaningful use for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, which are administered by CMS.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's (ONC's) NPRM was delivered to the Federal Register on February 22 at the same time as the CMS NPRM, and the policy is finalized. Additional news about the ONC proposed rule will be released once it is posted and the rules will publish on the same day.

CMS has developed a fact sheet to give providers an overview of the rule and how Stage 2 expands upon Stage 1 of meaningful use.

I'm co-chair a workgroup for HIMSS to prepare comments related to governance issues in the NPRM. I'll also contribute to an American Telemedicine Association group review. So, feel free to share any issues that you see.

To learn more about meaningful use visit the CMS EHR Meaningful Use Overview web page.

Posted at 02:52 PM in Health Information Exchange/RHIOs, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals & Health Systems | Permalink

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