Meaningful Use
What is meaningful use?
Electronic health records can provide many benefits for providers and their patients, but the benefits depend on how they're used. Meaningful use is the set of standards defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Incentive Programs that governs the use of electronic health records and allows eligible providers and hospitals to earn incentive payments by meeting specific criteria. For details about the incentive programs, visit the CMS website. The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs are staged in three steps with increasing requirements for participation. All providers begin participating by meeting the Stage 1 requirements for a 90-day period in their first year of meaningful use and a full year in their second year of meaningful use. After meeting the Stage 1 requirements, providers will then have to meet Stage 2 requirements for 2 full years. Eligible professionals participate in the program on the calendar years, while eligible hospitals and CAHs participate according to the federal fiscal year.
Electronic health records can provide many benefits for providers and their patients, but the benefits depend on how they're used. Meaningful use is the set of standards defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Incentive Programs that governs the use of electronic health records and allows eligible providers and hospitals to earn incentive payments by meeting specific criteria. For details about the incentive programs, visit the CMS website. The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs are staged in three steps with increasing requirements for participation. All providers begin participating by meeting the Stage 1 requirements for a 90-day period in their first year of meaningful use and a full year in their second year of meaningful use. After meeting the Stage 1 requirements, providers will then have to meet Stage 2 requirements for 2 full years. Eligible professionals participate in the program on the calendar years, while eligible hospitals and CAHs participate according to the federal fiscal year.
Stage 1:
15 core and 10 menu set objectives. You have to select 5 out of 10 menu set objectives. Choose 6 out of 44 quality measures.
10%:
- Educational Resources
- Patient Health Information
20%:
- Preventive Reminders
- Patient Reminder
30%:
- CPOE Medications
40%:
- ePrescription
- Labs
50%:
- Demographics
- Vitals
- Smoking
- Visits
- Medication Reconciliation
- Summary of Care
- Electronic Copy of Health Record
80%:
- Problem List
- Allergies
- Current Medication
Stage 2:
17 core and 6 menu set objectives. You have to select 3 out of 6 menu set objectives. Choose 9 out of 64 quality measures.
5%:
- Secure Message
10%:
- Preventive Reminders
- Educational Resources
- Imaging Results
20%:
- Family History
30%:
- Electronic Progress Note
50%:
- ePrescription
- Visits
- Medication Reconciliation
- Summary of Care
55%:
- Labs
60%:
- CPOE Medications
80%:
- Demographics
- Vitals
- Smoking
The percentage(%) denotes the % of all unique patients for whom the criteria should be fulfilled.
