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Meaningful Use Final Rules Move Forward to OMB

Healthcare Informatics: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent the final rules for both meaningful use Stage 3 and Stage 2 modifications to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

The two rules were combined and delivered to OMB on Sept. 3. However, it is unclear on if the rules will be finalized as a single rule or two separate ones. Some media reports initially stated that the two final rules would be combined into one, but according to a statement from a CMS official to FierceEMR, that is not necessarily the case. What’s more, a CMS official has told HCI that the agency cannot comment on the rules being combined or not when the rule is in the rulewriting process. Indications are that the final rules will be signed by OMB and published in early fall.

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