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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AQ84 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program--Stage 2 (CMS-0044-F) 
Abstract: The final rule expands the criteria for meaningful use established for Stage 1 to advance the use of certified EHR technology by eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs). This rule is economically significant. The rule establishes the requirements for Stage 2, which encourages the use of continuous quality improvement at the point of care, and the exchange of information in the most structured format possible. For example, the electronic transmission of orders entered using computerized provider order entry, and the electronic transmission of diagnostic test results. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 412    42 CFR 413    42 CFR 422    42 CFR 495   
Legal Authority: PL 111-5 secs 4101, 4102, and 4202   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  MMA Section 902  03/07/2015 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/07/2012  77 FR 13698   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/07/2012 
Final Action  09/04/2012  77 FR 53967   
Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Related RINs: Related to 0938-AP78, Related to 0991-AB82 
Agency Contact:
Elizabeth Holland
Director, Health Initiatives Group/Office of e-Health Standards and Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Mail Stop S2-26-17, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-1309
Email: elizabeth.holland@cms.hhs.gov