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Contact fpmserv aafp. Want to use this article elsewhere? Get Permissions. Read the Issue. Sign Up Now. Next: Pre-Op Eval. Previous article. Jan-Feb Issue. Author disclosures: no relevant financial affiliations disclosed. Abstract Structural changes in meaningful use Mighty morphing Stage 1 objectives Brand new in Stage 2 Continuing challenges.
Use secure electronic messaging to communicate with patients on relevant health information More than 5 percent of patients send a secure message through the EHR to the physician. Record electronic notes in patient records Enter at least one electronic progress note created, edited, and signed by the physician for more than 30 percent of patients.
Be able to provide imaging results consisting of the image itself and any explanations or other accompanying information in the EHR More than 10 percent of tests resulting in one or more images are accessible electronically.
Record patient family history as structured data More than 20 percent of patients have history of one or more first-degree relatives recorded as structured data. Be able to identify and submit cancer case information to a public health cancer registry Successful ongoing submission of cancer care information from the EHR to a public health central cancer registry. Be able to identify and submit case information to a specialized registry other than cancer registry Successful ongoing submission of specific case information from the EHR to a specialized registry.
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More in Pubmed Citation Related Articles. Generate at least one report that lists patients with a specific condition. Record electronic notes in patient records. Record patient family history as structured data. Getting the right information to the right person at the right time can be a matter of life and death. Back in when we were drafting the initial set of meaningful use criteria and required standards, our hopes and expectations were subdued by the reality we faced.
Different vendor products used different proprietary or local codes, there were strong disagreements about how laboratory results or patient summaries should be packaged, and there was simply no consensus on how the Internet could be used to securely send patient information.
Following are the 17 core and six menu objectives for Stage 2 meaningful use:. All participants, whether or not they have an existing certified EHR, will need to either adopt or upgrade to the new certification to participate in the EHR Incentive Programs. EHR technology that meets the certification standards criteria will enable EPs to fulfill both Stage 1 and 2 meaningful use requirements. As a result of the standards adoption and upgrade, all participating EPs, regardless of specific meaningful use stage, are only required to demonstrate meaningful use for a day EHR reporting period in Typically, EPs are required to demonstrate meaningful use for a full year.
EHR technology that has been certified to the standards will contain new CQM criteria that EPs will have to report on regardless of whether they are in Stage 1 or 2. EPs can begin receiving payments as late as to receive the maximum incentive payments through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program as indicated in the table below.
CMS offers additional timeline information on its website. For more information, contact Charles Fontenot. Skip to main content. Date: Oct. There are three primary stages of meaningful use: Stage 1: Data Capture and Sharing Stage 2: Advance Clinical Processes Stage 3: Improved Outcomes Stage 2 meaningful use, which begins this year, builds on the data capture and sharing framework of Stage 1.
It encompasses the following areas: rigorous health information exchange, e-prescribing and lab result requirements, increased patient and family engagement, and electronic transmission of patient care summaries across multiple settings. Following are the 17 core and six menu objectives for Stage 2 meaningful use: Core Objectives Use computerized provider order entry CPOE for medication, laboratory and radiology orders. He is a specialist on legal and regulatory affairs, and has several years of experience writing about HIPAA.
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