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CMS developing 'meaningful use' guidance to remove contradictions

It was inevitable, given the short timeline and the apparent seat-of-the-pants nature of the rulemaking process, but CMS is preparing a guidance document intended to clarify several details and fix

CMS says 'meaningful use' Stage 2 will make optional measures mandatory

A lot of people were disappointed that the recently released standards for meaningful use of EMRs only covered Stage 1 of the program--2011-12--leaving them without much of a roadmap to plan for

HHS dials back requirements, offers flexibility in final meaningful use rule

In releasing the final rules for Stage 1 of the "meaningful use" Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive program on Tuesday, federal officials have pulled back from the more aggressive plan outlined in

CMS works to align meaningful use with related standards

Now that the public comment period has closed for the proposed rules on meaningful use of health IT, the policymakers at CMS are getting down to the work of reviewing the more than 2,000 comments

HHS hints at possible 'meaningful use' changes

With the first full week of 2010 now behind us, it's becoming clear that the proposed "meaningful use" regulations published Dec. 30 indeed merely represent a proposal, and that the final rules