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In This Issue

• New Approach to Certification and Timeline for Stage 2
• Attestation Deadline
• Patient Matching Meeting
• ONC Annual Meeting

Who said December was slow? ONC is sure keeping busy and we know you are as well.

New Approach to Certification and Timeline for Stage 2

You may have missed our big announcement last week, so just to recap: ONC is proposing a new%20approach%20to%20EHR%20certification%20criteria%20and%20extended%20Meaningful%20Use%20Stage%202 through the end of 2016. Stay tuned for more details about a webinar next week to discuss how this may impact your organization.

Attestation Deadline

Along these lines, our friends at CMS are reminding eligible professionals that the reporting period ends Dec. 31, but the deadline to attest to Meaningful Use isn’t until 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 28.

Resources to help you are here:

• Meaningful Use Attestation Calculator
• Attestation Worksheet for EPs
• Attestation Guide for Medicare EPs
• Stage 2 Payment Adjustment Tipsheet for EPs
• Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Deadlines

Patient Matching Meeting

We are holding a meeting here in D.C. Monday (Dec. 16) to discuss our new patient matching initiative. The latest findings on this project will be discussed and are based on feedback from stakeholders and information we have gathered from "an extensive literature review of past patient matching work and reports," writes Lee Stevens, ONC Policy Director for the State HIE program.

ONC Annual Meeting

Save The Date:  Join us January 23 and 24 for the ONC Annual Meeting here in Washington D.C. More details to follow soon!