Stage 2

Eligible Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH)

Meaningful Use Core and Menu Objectives

MU2 Requirements

Overcoming Challenges of Patient PortalsSecure MessagingCurrent Issues

Mary Pizzino - Effingham Health SystemJuanita Wren - Morgan Memorial HospitalKeith Lovering - Miller County Hospital

Eligible Hospital Core Objectives

(6) Provide patients the ability to view online, download, and transmit information about a hospital admission.

(8) Incorporate clinical lab test results into Certified EHR Technology as structured data.

Eligible Hospital Core Objectives

(11) The eligible hospital or CAH who receives a patient from another setting of care or provider of care or believes an encounter is relevant should perform medication reconciliation.

(12) The eligible hospital or CAH who transitions their patient to another setting of care or provider of care or refers their patient to another provider of care provides a summary care record for each transition of care or referral.

Patient Portal

Clinical Lab Test Results & GRITS (Georgia Registry of Immunizations Transactions and Services)

• Only supports HL7 versions of 2.3.1 and 2.4 • Version 2.5.1 required for meaningful use stage II • Timeline for acceptance by GRITS • Not accepting version 2.5.1

Exclusion for Reportable Labs Objective

Any eligible hospital or CAH that operates in a jurisdiction where no public health agency is capable of accepting the standards required by Certified EHR Technology can enroll additional eligible hospitals or CAHs.

Medication Reconciliation

Summary Care Record