Meaningful Use FAQ
Resources & Information
Meaningful Use and Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
1) Meaningful Use Overview
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/01_Overview.asp
2) Path to Payment
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/10_PathtoPayment.asp
3) PowerPoint Presentation: Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs Final Rule
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/EHR_Incentive_Program_Agency_Training_v8-20.pdf
4) Timeline: Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/EHRIncentProgtimeline508.pdf
5) Being a Meaningful User of Electronic Health Records
http://healthit.hhs.gov/meaningfuluse/provider
6) Meaningful Use Specification Sheets
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/EP-MU-TOC-Core-and-MenuSet-Objectives.pdf
7) Flow Chart – Determine Eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/downloads/eligibility_flow_chart.pdf
Certification
1) Certification Programs Overview
http://healthit.hhs.gov/certification
2) Standards and Certification Criteria Final Rule Fact Sheet
http://healthit.hhs.gov/standardsandcertification/factsheet
3) HITECH Temporary Certification Program for EHR Technology Fact Sheet
http://healthit.hhs.gov/tempcert/factsheet
4) Temporary Certification Program Final Rule Frequently Asked Questions
http://healthit.hhs.gov/tempcert/faqs
5) Permanent Certification Program
http://healthit.hhs.gov/permcert/factsheet
6) Certified Health IT Product List
http://healthit.hhs.gov/chpl
Privacy and Security
1) Building Trust in Health Information Exchange
http://healthit.hhs.gov/buildingtrust
2) Health Information Privacy and Information on HIPAA
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/
For additional resources on certification and meaningful use check out ONC’s Meaningful Use resources:
http://healthit.hhs.gov/meaningfuluse/resources.
