Trend Results : Meaningful Use Stage

It’s not exactly official, but don’t count on MU3 starting before 2017

MADISON, Wis.—As the headline says, don’t count on Stage 3 of Meaningful Use starting before 2017. Speaking at WTN Media’s annual Digital Health Conference on Wednesday, ONC’s deputy national coordinator for programs and policy, Judy...Show More Summary

HISP to HISP communications

As Massachusetts works through the details of building a trust fabric for health information exchange, we have been working through another set of challenges in HISP to HISP communication. Meaningful use Stage 2 requires EHRs to support the Direct Project implementation guide, which uses SMTP/SMIME as a transport protocol. Show More Summary

EHR Interoperability Training Module Suite Online Now at HealthIT.gov

The State HIE Program Policy Office and the Regional Extension Center Program are excited to report that the full suite of five Interoperability Training Modules to support the attainment of Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures is now available at HealthIT.gov.  Designed for ONC grantees, providers and implementers, these five modules help guide stakeholders from the [...]Show More Summary

New Tips for Meeting the Stage 2 Meaningful Use Transition of Care Measure

Are you looking for more support on how to meet the transition of care measure that is required for Stage 2 Meaningful Use? ONC has just released a new brief that provides support. This is a part of one of the ONC Health Information Exchange (HIE) team’s goals – to provide support and direction to [...]Show More Summary

Optimizing Electronic Medication Administration Records

In June, BIDMC goes live with Electronic Medication Records (EMAR) on one ward to be followed by 3 other wards, ensuring we meet our 10% Meaningful Use Stage 2 target by the reporting period October 1-December 31, 2013.We built a web-based,...Show More Summary

CMS Produces an Interactive Stage 2 Resource for Meaningful Use and Clinical Quality Measures

Emdeon Ranked First in Electronic Prescribing Interoperability and EHR Vendor Support for CPOE; Prepares for Stage 2 Meaningful Use

North American Connectathon 2013 Provides Testing Ground for Meaningful Use Stage 2 Requirements

DataMotion Developers Toolkit Facilitates Quick Integration with Direct Messaging, Enabling Providers to Qualify for Meaningful Use Stage 2 Incentives

Meaningful Use Stage 2 Interoperability Criteria Training Course

Online Interoperability Criteria Training Course is Now Live The State HIE Program Policy Office and the Regional Extension Center Program recently issued Interoperability Basics, a 75-minute online training course offering in-depthShow More Summary

Fast could lead to furious over EHR meaningful use

CMS’ schedule for physicians to show electronic health record proficiency is too ambitious given system limitations and issues that haven’t been addressed from stage 1.

Launch of Connect 4.0 – An HIE Advancement Driven by Federal Collaboration

I am excited to announce that today, February 11, 2012, we are releasing CONNECT version 4.0, which supports the current federal IT standards and Meaningful Use Stage 2 core objectives related to the secure electronic exchange of information. This is done through CONNECT’s support of Direct project specifications and NwHIN transports (i.e., electronically sending and [...]

Getting CPOE Adoption Right - Interview, National Healthcare CMO/CMIO Summit, 14-15 March 2013, Atlanta, Georgia

The adoption of Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) technologies has been slow in the US, although 2014 is the proposed start date for Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use Requirements. For effective implementation, "clinical leadership is critical," said Chris Snyder, Chief Medical Information Officer, Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Show More Summary

Proposed meaningful use stage 3 criticized as hasty and too strict

Rigid requirements to meet electronic health record measures will trip up physicians attempting to stop upcoming penalties, warn the AMA and others in organized medicine.

Stage 3 Is The Time To Greatly Reduce The Number Of Functional Measures In Health Outcomes: ACP

Stage 3 Meaningful Use measures need to focus more on measuring improvements in patient health outcomes rather being than a large and growing collection of functional measures, the American College of Physicians (ACP) says in a letter submitted to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC)...

Top stories in health and medicine, January 16, 2013

This series is brought to you by MedPage Today. 1. Groups Want Delay in Meaningful Use Rules. Some leading medical groups have called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to delay implementation of Stage 3 of meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs), saying providers are still trying to implement Stages 1 [...]

ACP recommends Stage 3 Meaningful Use focus on measuring improvements in health outcomes

PHILADELPHIA, January 15, 2013 -- Stage 3 Meaningful Use measures need to focus more on measuring improvements in patient health outcomes rather being than a large and growing collection of functional measures, the American College of Physicians (ACP) says in a letter submitted to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC). read more

AMA Comments on Meaningful Use Stage 3 EHR Program

EHR MU – Interoperability, but of what?

In preparing for my presentation on Stage 2 Meaningful Use (MU) requirements for the November, 2012 Fourth Annual Medical Connectivity Conference I had the opportunity to delve further into the question of what had to be connected to what, and interoperable with what, in order for providers seeking EHR incentive payments to satisfy their MU [...]

Now is your Chance to Weigh In Early on Meaningful Use Stage 3

Deven McGraw, Project HealthDesign Regulatory and Assurance Advisory Group, Center for Democracy & Technology Just before Thanksgiving, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released a formal Request for Comment (RFC) on potential objectives for Stage 3...