While we’re currently looking at Stage 1 of ERM Adoption, but we should recognize that there are 3 planned stages, each building on the goals and objectives of the previous stage:
Stage 1
Focuses on:
- The capture of health information in a coded format, using EHRs.
- Tracking key clinical conditions
- Communication of outcomes of care to improve the coordination of care
- Implementation of decision support tools to facilitate disease and medication management
- Reporting outcomes for public health purposes
Stage 2
- Expands on Stage 1:
- Enhanced use of CPOE
- Transitions in care
- Electronic transmission of diagnostic test results
- Research
Stage 3
- Expands on Stages 1 & 2:
- Promotes improvements to quality and safety
- Focuses on clinical decision support at a national level
- Targeting improved patient access to health information and involvement in care
- Improvement in population health data
Meaningful Use Stages by Payment Year:
| Payment Year | |||||
| First Payment Year | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| 2011 | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
| 2012 | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | |
| 2013 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | ||
| 2014 | Stage 1 | Stage 3 | |||
| 2015 | Stage 3 | ||||
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