About Meaningful Use
The American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA) was enacted on February 17, 2009. ARRA includes many measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, one of which is the "Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act". The HITECH Act supports the concept of Electronic Health Records
In Focus: Stage 3 MU Recommendations
In Focus: Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule Resources
Summary of Public Health Objectives in Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rules
CMS Stage 2 Final Rule
ONC 2014 Edition Final Rule
In Focus: Stage 1 Meaningful Use Fact Sheets
Public Health Options
Immunization
Immunization Information Systems (IIS) are confidential, population-based, computerized information systems that attempt to collect vaccination data about all individuals within a geographic area.
ELR
Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) is the electronic transmission from laboratories to public health of laboratory reports which identify reportable conditions.
Syndromic
Syndromic surveillance allows public health to monitor syndromes, or collections of symptoms, over time to quickly and accurately detect outbreaks or monitor diseases, disorders, or conditions.
Cancer Reporting
Cancer reporting is being proposed as a new public health objective for Stage 2 Meaningful Use.
Meaningful Use Topics
Connect With Others
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Frequently Asked Questions
Basic Questions on CDC’s Role, How CDC is Collaborating, Other FAQ Resources, …
In the Spotlight
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ONC and CMS are both requesting public comments. You can now review and respond to Stage 3 MU recommendations and potential Clinical Quality Measures here:
- Stage 3 MU Recommendations RFCDeadline is Jan 14, 2013
- Stage 3 Clinical Quality Measures RFC Deadline is Dec 17, 2012
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Did you know there are new and revised processes for public health agencies (PHAs) in Stage 2 Meaningful Use (MU)? A collaborative task force has been established and is working to develop consensus and guidance around these new and revised PHA processes. For more information, please check the task force’s community page on phConnect at:
Stage 2 MU PH Reporting Requirements Task Force
2012 November 15 -
The Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rules released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) were posted in the Federal Register on Sept 4th, 2012. The regulations can be found at:
CMS Stage 2 MU Final Rule ONC Stage 2 MU Final rule:
2012 September 4 -
Conformance Clarification for EHR Certification of Electronic Syndromic Surveillance: New addendum to the PHIN Messaging Guide for Emergency Department and Urgent Care Data (Release 1.1)
More >> 2012 July 20 -
The CDC and several partner organizations have established a Meaningful Use Public Health Technical Assistance team. To request assistance from this team, email meaningfuluse@cdc.gov with “Request for Technical Assistance” in the Subject line.
2012 January 23
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ELR Translation Tool has been released and is available for download to HL7 members on the HL7 websitehttp://www.hl7.org/
documentcenter/private/
standards/V2XML/
ELR.zip2011 November 9
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