In the 2015 EHR Incentive Programs Final Rule, we stated that we
did not intend for providers to be inadvertently penalized for changes to their
systems or reporting made necessary by the provisions of that regulation.
This included alternate exclusions for providers for certain measures in 2016 which
might require the acquisition of additional technologies they did not
previously have for measures they did not previously intend to include in their
activities for meaningful use (80 FR 62945).Therefore, in order that
providers are not held accountable to obtain and implement new or additional
systems, we will allow providers to claim an alternate exclusion from certain
public health reporting measures in 2016 if they did not previously intend to
report to the Stage 2 menu measure.
LIST OF MEASURES FOR EPs WHICH WOULD ALLOW AN ALTERNATE
EXCLUSION: Public Health Reporting measure 2 (Syndromic surveillance) and measure 3 (specialized registry).
LIST OF MEASURES FOR EHs WHICH WOULD ALLOW AN ALTERNATE
EXCLUSION Public Health Reporting measure 3 (specialized registry)
Created 02/25/2016 Updated 01/11/2017
(FAQ14397)
(FAQ14397)
