To help navigate meaningful use as well as standards and certification criteria final rules, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information developed grids that capture the meaningful use objectives, measures and exclusions, and the correlated certification criteria and standards.
According to the report, the first main column of the grid references meaningful use objectives and measures, and serves as the anchor for the rest of the grid. The core set objectives and measures are listed first followed by the menu set objectives and measures. The second column references the certification criteria that correlate with each meaningful use objective and measure.
There is also a combined version of the grid, which includes colored text to identify certification criteria that are specific to ambulatory or inpatient settings, and to emphasize wording nuances that are unique to an ambulatory or inpatient certification criterion. The grid also shows certification criteria that are the same for both settings.
To view more information on the grid or to download it, click here.
The Road to Stage 2 Meaningful Use: Q&A With CMS' Office of E-Health Standards & Services Director Elizabeth Holland
Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records: Does it Improve Health Outcomes?
According to the report, the first main column of the grid references meaningful use objectives and measures, and serves as the anchor for the rest of the grid. The core set objectives and measures are listed first followed by the menu set objectives and measures. The second column references the certification criteria that correlate with each meaningful use objective and measure.
There is also a combined version of the grid, which includes colored text to identify certification criteria that are specific to ambulatory or inpatient settings, and to emphasize wording nuances that are unique to an ambulatory or inpatient certification criterion. The grid also shows certification criteria that are the same for both settings.
To view more information on the grid or to download it, click here.
More Articles on Meaningful Use:
3 Ways Hospitals Can Optimize the Stage 1 to Stage 2 Meaningful Use TransitionThe Road to Stage 2 Meaningful Use: Q&A With CMS' Office of E-Health Standards & Services Director Elizabeth Holland
Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records: Does it Improve Health Outcomes?