HIT Policy Committee Approves Conditional Delay in Stage 2 MU

The HIT Policy Committee has approved a recommendation from its meaningful use workgroup to delay Stage 2 electronic health records meaningful use by one year to 2014 for providers who attest to Stage 1 meaningful use in 2011.


The HIT Policy Committee has approved a recommendation from its meaningful use workgroup to delay Stage 2 electronic health records meaningful use by one year to 2014 for providers who attest to Stage 1 meaningful use in 2011.

The committee, which advises the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, considered and passed the recommendation June 8 during a meeting in Washington (see story).