On September 20, CMS released a white paper that presents a summary of those eligible providers (EPs) and hospitals (EHs) that successfully attested to meaningful use Stage 1 in the 2011 program year. Results are analyzed by specialty type as well as state, and the paper includes data on participant performance, use of exclusions, and deferral of menu measures. The paper focuses on five areas of Meaningful Use Stage 1:
- Quality, Safety, Efficiency, and Health Disparity Reduction;
- Patient and Family Engagement;
- Care Coordination;
- Population and Public Health Improvement; and
- Privacy and Security
CMS also plans to release a paper on 2012 data in the near future.
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