Feds to Explain MU, EHR Rules

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on July 22 will conduct a 90-minute "audio training" on the final rules to establish the meaningful use incentive program and adopt data standards, implementation specifications and electronic health records certification criteria.


The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on July 22 will conduct a 90-minute "audio training" on the final rules to establish the meaningful use incentive program and adopt data standards, implementation specifications and electronic health records certification criteria.

Both rules were released on July 13 and will be officially published July 28 in the Federal Register. The teleconference starts at 2 p.m. EST. The phone number is 1-877-251-0301 and the pass code is 87841621.

Materials will be available prior to the call at cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/05_Spotlight_and_Upcoming_Events.asp.

--Joseph Goedert