For those of us waiting with baited breath for the final rule, CMS and ONC obliged with a release of two documents today-one provides the final rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use and the other provides the requirements and specifications for certification and related standards.
CRHC will be intensely studying these rules and provide a comprehensive review at our next Consortium Webinar on Thursday, September 20th. We will also have a session on Stage 2 at our Annual Meeting October 25-26th.
For those of you brave enough to read over 1100 pages of the two rules, there links can be found at:
· CMS - http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-21050_PI.pdf
· ONC - http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-20982_PI.pdf
A fact sheet on CMS's final rule is available at http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp.
A fact sheet on ONC's standards and certification criteria final rule is availableathttp://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/meaningful-use-stage-2-0
· ONC - http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-20982_PI.pdf
A fact sheet on CMS's final rule is available at http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp.
A fact sheet on ONC's standards and certification criteria final rule is availableathttp://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/meaningful-use-stage-2-0
