The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives submitted its comments on the impending meaningful use stage 2 objectives, requesting that more time be allocated to enable assessment of stage 1 progress and improved preparation for moving to stage 2, according to a CHIME news release.
According to CHIME, meaningful use measures and objectives for stage 2 should reflect the capabilities and experiences of hospitals and physicians to handle the scope of stage 1 before any measures for the second stage are codified.
Delaying the move to stage 2 also would give federal agencies more time to develop clear policies, which would give providers and vendors the clear guidance that they need to implement clinical systems, meet meaningful use objectives and qualify for stimulus funding, CHIME says.
Read the news release about CHIME's statement on stage 2 meaningful use.
Read other coverage about stage 2 meaningful use:
- Preparing Hospitals for Stages 2 and 3 of Meaningful Use: 7 Recommendations
- 6 Predictions on Stage 2 Meaningful Use
- Interoperability at the Forefront of ONC's 2011 Agenda
According to CHIME, meaningful use measures and objectives for stage 2 should reflect the capabilities and experiences of hospitals and physicians to handle the scope of stage 1 before any measures for the second stage are codified.
Delaying the move to stage 2 also would give federal agencies more time to develop clear policies, which would give providers and vendors the clear guidance that they need to implement clinical systems, meet meaningful use objectives and qualify for stimulus funding, CHIME says.
Read the news release about CHIME's statement on stage 2 meaningful use.
Read other coverage about stage 2 meaningful use:
- Preparing Hospitals for Stages 2 and 3 of Meaningful Use: 7 Recommendations
- 6 Predictions on Stage 2 Meaningful Use
- Interoperability at the Forefront of ONC's 2011 Agenda