On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Title XIII of ARRA, called the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), allocated $19.2 Billion toward the development of healthcare IT. This act seeks to bolster health IT to improve the delivery of healthcare in the U.S. by incentivizing the implementation of EHRs and meaningful use of them. With various provisions and regulations, the Act provides assistance, tools, and resources to providers to allow for implementation and utilization of electronic health records.
Meaningful Use Law & Rules
Dec 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Cost Performance Category.
Dec 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a general overview of the Alternative Payment Models Physician-Focused Payment Models components to the QPP CY2018 Update Final Rule.
Dec 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Clinical Improvement Activity Category component measure, part of CPS.
Dec 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Scoring compontents of the CMS Quality Payement Program.
Dec 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Scoring Cost Performance Category.
Dec 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Scoring Advancing Care Information Performance Category for the CY2018 Final Rule.
Dec 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the Quality Payment Program's Privacy and Security-related components for the CY2018 update final rule.
Nov 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview for the CY2018 Final Rule of the MIPS Advancing Care Information component measure, part of CPS.
Nov 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of MIPS for Clinicians, CY2018 Update, Final Rule.
Nov 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Quality Reporting and Performance Requirements for Individual Eligible Clinicians and Small Groups, CY2018 Update, Final Rule.
Nov 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Quality Reporting and Performance Requirements for Large Groups, CY2018 Update, Final Rule.
Nov 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide terms and definitions for MIPS as it relates to the QPP CY2018 Update Final Rule.
Nov 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a general overview of the Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Virtual Groups components to the QPP CY2018 Update Final Rule.
Nov 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide terms and definitions for APMs as it relates to the QPP CY2018 Update Final Rule.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Scoring Quality Category compontent of the CMS Quality Payement Program.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Scoring compontents of the CMS Quality Payement Program.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Scoring Improvement Activities Category.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Scoring Cost Performance Category.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a general overview of the Alternative Payment Models Physician-Focused Payment Models components to the QPP CY2018 Update Proposed Rule.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Scoring Advancing Care Information Performance Category. This is the second of two parts.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Scoring Advancing Care Information Performance Category. This is the first of two parts.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the Resource Utilization component measure, part of CPS.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a general overview of the Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Virtual Groups components to the QPP CY2018 Update Proposed Rule.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide terms and definitions for MIPS as it relates to the QPP CY2018 Update Proposed Rule.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide terms and definitions for APMs as it relates to the QPP CY2018 Update Proposed Rule.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the Quality Payment Program's Privacy and Security-related components.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Quality Reporting and Performance Requirements for Large Groups in 2018.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Quality Reporting and Performance Requirements for Individual Eligible Clinicians and Small Groups in 2018.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Clinical Improvement Activity Category component measure, part of CPS.
Jul 2017
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a generalized overview of the MIPS Advancing Care Information component measure, part of CPS.
Jun 2017
This page contains the HIMSS 2018 CMS IPPS Proposed Rule Fact Sheet: CY17 Information for eligible hospitals (EH)
Jun 2017
This page contains the HIMSS 2018 CMS IPPS Proposed Rule Fact Sheet: CY17 Information for eligible hospitals (EH)
Mar 2017
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Physician-focused Alternative Payment Models.
Mar 2017
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: MIPS Resource Utilization.
Dec 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: What Clinicians Need to Know About APMs.
Dec 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Combo. All-Payer & Medicare Payment Threshold Option – Pt 2. Other Payer APMs and Other Payer Advanced APMs.
Dec 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Combo. All-Payer & Medicare Payment Threshold Option – Pt 1. Qualifying APM Participant (QP) & Payment Thresholds.
Nov 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Improvement Activities Performance & Cost Performance Categories.
Nov 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Large Group Quality Performance Category Reporting (MIPS).
Nov 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Individual Eligible Clinicians & Small Group Quality Performance Category Reporting (MIPS).
Nov 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Advancing Care Information Performance Category (MIPS).
Nov 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Scoring Methodology.
Nov 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Quality Performance Category (MIPS).
Nov 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Privacy & Security.
Nov 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Advancing Care Information.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: MIPS Quality Performance Category for Non-Patient Facing Eligible Clinicians.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Combination All-Payer & Medicare Payment Threshold Option Pt.1--Qualifying APM Participant.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Combination All-Payer & Medicare Payment Threshold Option Pt.2--Other Payer APMs and Other Payer Advanced APMs.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Alternative Payment Model Qualifying Alternative Payment Model Participant Determination- Medicare Option.
May 2016
This page contains the MACRA Fact Sheet: Cross Cutting Measures: Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring.
May 2016
This page contains the MACRA Fact Sheet: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Overview of the Resource Use Category.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Cross Cutting Measures: Privacy & Security.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Alternative Payment Models (APM) Overview & Policies.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Overview.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Alternative Payment Models-Physician-Focused Payment Models.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: MIPS Quality Reporting for Large Groups.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Alternative Payment Models-Participation in Advanced Payment Models.
May 2016
This page contains all of the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheets on Alternative Payment Models (APMs) in a single file.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Alternative Payment Models- Monitoring & Program Integrity.
May 2016
This page contains all of the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheets on the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in a single file.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Alternative Payment Model (APM) Terms & Definitions.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: The Basics of the MIPS Quality Performance Category.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Terms & Definitions.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Quality Reporting For Eligible Clinicians or Small Groups.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Overview of the Clinical Practice Improvement Activity Category.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Terms & Definitions.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS): Advancing Care Information Category Pt. 3.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS): Advancing Care Information Category Pt. 2.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS): Advancing Care Information Category Pt. 1.
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS): Quality Performance Category for Specialists
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS): Eligible Clinician Definition
May 2016
This page contains the HIMSS MACRA Fact Sheet: Alternative Payment Models (APM) Qualifying Participant & Partial Qualifying Participant Determination.
May 2016
A comprhensive source for information on the Quality Payment Program and it's components including analysis, executive summaries, and fact sheets.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS Fact Sheet on the Meaningful Use measure on medication reconciliation in stages 1 & 2.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS Fact Sheet on the Meaningful Use measure on medication reconciliation in stage 3.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS Fact Sheet on the Meaningful Use measure focused on patient engagement.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS Fact Sheet on the Meaningful Use measure focused on patient specific education.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS Fact Sheet on Final Rules on Meaningful Use Stage 3 - Public Health and Clinical Data Registry Reporting 2018 and Beyond.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use Measure and Objectives 6, 2015 – 2017 and 2018 & Beyond – Medication Reconciliation.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use Modification 2015-2017 - Objective #10: Public Health and Clinical Data Registry Reporting.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap & Standards Advisory.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use Objective #9: Secure Electronic Messaging for EPs.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use Objective #1: Protect Patient Health Information.
Oct 2015
This is handout for the HIMSS webinar "A Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap: A Focus on the Vision"
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use 2018 & Beyond Stage 3 - Patient Electronic Access to Health Information.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS executive summary for the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Final Rules on Meaningful Use - Stage 3.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use Measure and Objectives 6 Fact Sheet 2015 – 2017 and 2018 & Beyond - Health Information Exchange.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS Fact Sheet on the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Final Rules - Stage 3 - Clinical Quality Measurements (CQM) for Eligible Professionals (EP).
Oct 2015
View information regarding the Meaningful Use Stage 3 final rules, including an analysis, executive summary, and fact sheets.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Final Rules - Stage 3 - Clinical Quality Measurements (CQM) for Eligible Hospitals (EH).
Oct 2015
View information regarding the Meaningful Use Stage 3 final rules & the 2015 Health IT Certification Criteria, including an analysis, executive summary, and fact sheets.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use 2015-2017 Modifications: HIMSS Fact Sheet - Electronic Prescribing.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use Stage 3: HIMSS Fact Sheet - MU Stage 3 Final Rule CDS MU Measure and Objective Fact Sheet.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use 2015-2017 Modifications - Reporting on Clinical Quality Measures Using Certified EHR Technology by Eligible Professionals.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use 2018 & Beyond Stage 3 - Electronic Prescribing.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use Measure and Objectives 6, 2015 – 2017 and 2018 & Beyond - Patient Specific Education.
Oct 2015
This is the HIMSS fact sheet on the Meaningful Use Measure and Objectives 6 Fact Sheet 2015 – 2017 and 2018 & Beyond - Patient Specific Education.
Mar 2015
This page includes the HIMSS Fact Sheet on the topic of public health and clinical data registry in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Meaningful Use – Stage 3.
Mar 2015
This page includes the HIMSS Fact Sheet on the topic of health information exchange (HIE) in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Meaningful Use – Stage 3.
Mar 2015
This page includes the HIMSS Fact Sheet on the topic of ePrescribing in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Meaningful Use – Stage 3.
Mar 2015
This page includes the HIMSS Fact Sheet on the topic of protected health information (PHI) in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Meaningful Use – Stage 3.
Mar 2015
This page includes the HIMSS Fact Sheet on the topic of clinical quality measures in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Meaningful Use – Stage 3.
Mar 2015
This page includes the HIMSS executive summary of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Meaningful Use – Stage 3.
Mar 2015
This page includes the HIMSS Fact Sheet on the topic of clinical decision support in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Meaningful Use – Stage 3.
Final Rule
About the Final Rule
Aug 2013
HIMSS has responded to a recent series of three Senate Finance Committee hearings in June and July of this year on health IT and improving the quality of healthcare in America.
Aug 2013
CMS has provided five new FAQs regarding the meaningful use program and HIEs and public health reporting.
Feb 2013
The document describes audits that may occur if the provider has ever taken part in the electronic health record incentive program.
Dec 2012
This dashboard provides summary information about all ONC HITECH grant programs and detailed data from regional extension centers and community college consortia to education health IT professionals.
Dec 2012
The interim final rule allows for public comment and makes several changes that primarily affect hospitals.
Nov 2012
The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the major differences between the proposed rule and the final rule.
Oct 2012
This document discusses meaningful use core measures for eligible professionals to integrate clinical laboratory tests to the electronic health record (EHR).
Aug 2012
The end of this tipsheet contains a complete list of the Stage 2 core and menu requirements.
Aug 2012
The document states the payment adjustments that would be applied to the Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for those eligible professionals.
Aug 2012
HIMSS has reviewed Standards and Certification rule as promulgated by the ONC on August 23, 2012.
Timeline
Frequently Asked Questions
HITECH
Jun 2014
This link takes you to the official CMS website for the EHR Incentive Programs.
Mar 2011
Meaningful Use Rules – Stage 1
May 2013
The 2013 changes to the Stage 2 Meaningful Use Incentive Programs for eligible hospitals and eligible providers are outlined.
Oct 2012
This is a PDF of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs final rule, published in the federal register.
Federal Advisory Committee
Feb 2013
Nominees should have expertise in ACOs, health analytics, care coordination and/or long term care.
Federal Resources
Jun 2014
This webpage provides information and resources on the CQMs and how to successfully report them in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.
Jun 2014
This website details medicare and medicaid electronic health records incentive program payment and registration data.
Feb 2014
Specific details regarding the reporting of the specifications for EPs and eligible hospitals/CAHs are described.
Jul 2013
This presentation provides an overview of the meaningful stage 2 objective, transitions of care.
Jun 2013
This program provides incentive payments to eligible professionals that participate in meaningful use.
Jun 2013
This document describes the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2011-2015. This plan was created by the federal government in order to help healthcare professionals improve health and health care for all through the use of health care technology.
May 2013
The Blue Button is a secure portal for patients to access their medical records. Providers are able to upload and manage the Blue Button for their patients, and by doing this they achieve a meaningful use objective under stage 2.
May 2013
This document discusses federal resources available to rural providers who aim to achieve meaningful use.
May 2013
May 2013
This document lists talking points about Electronic Health Records (EHRs) for providers to discuss with their patients.
Apr 2013
The purpose of this document is to inform Health Information Exchange Organizations as well as Health Information Service Providers how to support Transitions of Care measures 1, 2, and 3.
Mar 2013
This website can define when a provider will achieve meaningful use and which stage the eligible professional will meet.
Feb 2013
This article discusses the first of five training modules for providers and other users.
Feb 2013
This is a tool for users that provides resources and information about meaningful use stage 2 for eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals.
Nov 2012
Oct 2012
This CMS tool helps hospitals and eligible providers assess whether or not they are ready to meet meaningful use requirements.
Sep 2012
This document provides eligible professionals with information regarding Medicaid Electoninc Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program.
Sep 2012
This website was created by CMS that describes changes to the EHR Incentive programs.
Sep 2012
This document provides resources for meaningful use users regarding Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs, certification programs, and privacy and security.
Aug 2012
This website provides information regarding cancer reporting.
Jul 2012
This document is a registration user guide for Medicaid eligible professionals.
Mar 2012
Sep 2011
This plan was created by the federal government in order to help healthcare professionals improve health and health care for all through the use of health care technology.
Feb 2011
This website provides information regarding Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and meaningful use.
CMS EHR Adoption progress
Oct 2013
ONC has surpassed its stated aim of enlisting 1,000 rural and critical access hospitals to meaningful use by the end of 2014.
Mar 2013
With some healthcare providers now into their second year of meaningful use reporting, Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments were estimated at $12.3 billion paid to a total of 219,000 physicians and hospitals through February since the program’s inception.
Jan 2013
Dec 2012
This brief discusses the trends in adoption of electronic health records (EHR) for all states from 2001 to 2012.