Meaningful Use Stage 3 Recommendations
Engaging patients and families in their care.
Meaningful use stage 3 recommendations. Stage 3 will begin in 2016 though the health information technology s health it policy committee has released recommendations for eligible providers and hospitals. To meet stage 3 requirements all providers must use technology certified to the 2015 edition. Use of cehrt to advance clinical processes began in 2014 complete stage 3.
Meaningful use and functionality changes for stage 3 should focus on interoperability as a priority area. Stage 1 outlined the requirements for electronic data capture. Protect patient health information.
Acp also asked the hitpc to consider previous comments about stage 2 for its final recommendations regarding stage 3 meaningful use measures. Stage 3 draft recommendations paul tang chair george hripcsak co chair meaningful use workgroup march 11 2014 slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance and to provide you with relevant advertising. Updated stage 3 objective.
Stage 3 meaningful use prioritizes interoperability and the exchange of health information from clinician to clinician and from clinician to patient. Use of cehrt to move toward improved health outcomes. Hitpc meaningful use stage 3 final recommendations.
Those seeking meaningful use incentives will have to continue to encourage patients to become active in their care. The meaningful use workgroup of the hit policy committee recently released a late stage list of recommendations for stage 3 of the electronic health records meaningful use program which includes. A provider who has technology certified to a combination of the 2015 edition and 2014 edition may potentially attest to the stage 3 requirements if the mix of certified technologies would not prohibit them from meeting the stage 3 measures.
Cms released stage 3 as a final rule that. Stage 2 promoted the use of cehrt to continuously improve point of care and exchange structurally formatted information. To qualify for the ehr incentive programs eps have to achieve objectives of meaningful use.