Stage 2 Meaningful Use for Medicare EHR Incentive Program Delayed to 2014
On November 30, HHS announced intention to delay implementation of Stage 2 of Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHR) until 2014. Under 
previous rules, physicians who achieved meaningful use in 2011 would have had to move to the higher Stage 2 standard in 2013.
Meaningful use is the set of criteria on which physicians must report in order to receive federal incentive payments for EHR adoption. What is currently published as meaningful use is known as Stage 1. Later stages will include more reporting measures and higher standards.more..
previous rules, physicians who achieved meaningful use in 2011 would have had to move to the higher Stage 2 standard in 2013.Meaningful use is the set of criteria on which physicians must report in order to receive federal incentive payments for EHR adoption. What is currently published as meaningful use is known as Stage 1. Later stages will include more reporting measures and higher standards.more..
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