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Payment Year
First 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Payment Year +**
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
* Avoids payment adjustments only for EPs in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program.
** Stage 3 criteria of meaningful use or a subsequent update to the criteria if one is established
through rulemaking.
Please note that the number of payment years available and the last payment year
that can be the first payment year for an EP or eligible hospital varies between the EHR
incentive programs. The applicable payment years for each program are discussed in
Monday, January 11, 2010
Summary of Stage 1
Hospital EMR requirements
• Use of CPOE for orders (any type) directly entered by
authorizing provider (for example, MD, DO, RN, PA, NP)
(10% for stage 1)
Stage 1 Objectives
Health Outcomes Eligible
Policy Priority Care Goals Professionals Hospitals Stage 1 Measures
Improving quality, Provide access to Use CPOE Use of CPOE for orders For EPs, CPOE is
safety, efficiency, comprehensive (any type) directly used for at least 80%
and reducing health patient health data entered by authorizing of all orders
disparities for patient's health provider (for example,
care team MD, DO, RN, PA, NP) For eligible hospitals,
CPOE is used for
Use evidence-based 10% of all orders
order sets and Implement drug-drug, Implement drug-drug, The EP/eligible
CPOE drug-allergy, drug- drug-allergy, drug- hospital has enabled
formulary checks formulary checks this functionality
Apply clinical Maintain an up-to- Maintain an up-to-date At least 80% of all
decision support at date problem list of problem list of current unique patients seen
the point of care current and active and active diagnoses by the EP or
diagnoses based on based on ICD-9-CM or admitted to the
Generate lists of ICD-9-CM or SNOMED CT ® eligible hospital have
patients who need SNOMED CT ® at least one entry or
care and use them an indication of none
to reach out to recorded as
patients structured data
Generate and transmit At least 75% of all
Report information permissible permissible
for quality prescriptions prescriptions written
improvement and electronically (eRx) by the EP are
public reporting