DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Under the timeline used in the Stage 1 final rule (75 FR 44323), an EP, eligible hospital, or CAH that became a meaningful EHR user for the first time in 2011 would need to begin their EHR reporting period for Stage 2 on January 1, 2013 or October 1, 2012, respectively. We anticipate publishing a final rule by summer 2012. ................
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