Thursday, March 8, 2012

Comment Period Officially Opens for Proposed Rules on Stage 2

"Comment Period Officially Opens for Proposed Rules on Stage 2." iHealthBeat, March 8, 2012.

From the article: "The federal government now is accepting comments on the two proposed rules for Stage 2 of the meaningful use program…Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record systems can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments….On Wednesday, CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT officially published the two notices of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register… The 60-day public comment period ends on May 7. The agencies expect to publish final rules for Stage 2 of the meaningful use program this summer." Read more

See Also
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program--Stage 2; Proposed Rule, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Federal Register Volume 77, Number 45, Part II, Pages 13698-13829 (March 7, 2012).

Health Information Technology: Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, 2014 Edition; Revisions to the Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology; Proposed Rule, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Federal Register Volume 77, Number 45, Part III, Pages 13832-13885 (March 7, 2012).