Meaningful Use Stage 2

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a final rule on August 23, 2012, that specifies the Stage 2 criteria that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals (EHs), and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet in order to continue to participate in the Medicare & Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs. 

If you have note yet participated in Medicare or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs previously, or if you have never achieved meaningful use under Stage 1 criteria, please visit the CMS EHR Incentive Programs website (www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms) for more information about how to take part of the program. 

There are notable changes in Stage 2 including meeting menu objectives and expanded definition of patient encounters. For example, clinical quality measures are proposed to no longer be a meaningful use core objective, but reporting CQMs is still a requirement for meaningful use. CMS is also extending States’ flexibility with the definition of meaningful use to Stage 2.

Below are resources for Meaningful Use Stage 2:

New CMS Stage 2 Toolkit: Resource for eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) to prepare for Stage 2 of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs.
Overview Tip Sheet of Meaningful Use Stage 2 (PDF - 680 KB)
HHS Press Release on Meaningful Use Stage 2 Final Rule 
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Final Rule (PDF - 2 MB)
CMS Fact Sheet on Meaningful Use Stage 2