Health IT Policy Committee Eyes 2014 Work Plan

Healthcare Informatics: At the Feb. 4 meeting of the federal advisory Health IT Policy Committee, co-chair Paul Tang, M.D., described the ongoing development of Stage 3 meaningful use measures and heard feedback from committee members. He also outlined a draft plan of the projects on the plates of the committee’s work groups for the rest of 2014. Topping that list is meaningful use Stage 3. The work plan calls for the Policy Committee to approve Stage 3 recommendations in March, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from CMS in the fall, and a final rule in the first half of 2015, to become effective in 2017.

Read article