Meaningful Use Stage 2 Begin In The Year
The difference for stage 2 being an increase in the minimum thresholds that must be achieved.
Meaningful use stage 2 begin in the year. Stage 2 timeline in the stage 1 meaningful use regulations cms had established a timeline that required providers to progress to stage 2 criteria after two program years under the stage 1 criteria. Providers who began the meaningful use attestation process in 2011 began to attest for stage 2 of the program in 2014. The timeline reflects the 1 year extension of stage 2 included in the september 4 2014 cms final rule 79 fr 52909.
With the change to a 90 day reporting period for stage 2 this means the last day hospitals can start their reporting period to attest in 2014 is july 1 2014. Stage 2 has pushed out a year to 2014. Whereas the focus of stage 1 was adoption stage 2 focused on interoperability and health information exchange.
Some core objectives have been combined and others eliminated although most continue in stage 2. Of particular note were new requirements centered around engaging patients through online portals. Meaningful use stage 2 requirements.
Modifications to meaningful use in 2015 through 2017 final rule which modified stage 2 requirements to streamline reporting requirements on measures that had become redundant duplicative or topped out. Meaningful use stage 2 is the second phase of the meaningful use incentive program that details the second phase of requirements for the use of electronic health record ehr systems by hospitals and eligible health care providers. For hospitals this means the start of the 2014 federal fiscal year ffy which is october 1 2013.