Feds reframe Meaningful Use Stage 2 progress

 

Although reports so far on Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 2 progress appear bleak, federal health officials counter that the majority of providers eligible to attest to MU Stage 2 already have done so, reports Clinical Innovation + Technology

 

Nearly eight in 10 Stage 2-eligible hospitals and 60 percent of eligible professionals have attested to MU Stage 2 as of the end of November, officials said.  

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