A work group of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT plans to release draft recommendations for Stage 3 of the meaningful use program by August, FierceEMR reports (Durben Hirsch, FierceEMR, 7/8).
Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record systems can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments.
During a July 3 meeting, members of the Health IT Policy Committee’s meaningful use work group said that they hope to develop Stage 3 draft recommendations by Aug. 1 so a request for comment can be released by November and Stage 3 final recommendations can be published by May 2013 (Raths, Healthcare Informatics, 7/5).
Possible Draft Recommendations for Stage 3
The meaningful use work group’s subgroup on population health has recommended that Stage 3 of the meaningful use program require EHR systems to have the ability to:
Other Stage 3 recommendations under consideration would require hospitals and health care providers to use EHR systems to:
Source: iHealthBeat
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