Meaningful Use criteria is defined as part of ARRA by Dept of Health and Human Services and published on their website. HHS is the authority on this. Visit this HHS page to get started. Word of caution: Meaningful Use definition runs into 100s of pages, as does any Federal document.
Who certifies Meaningful Use?
CCHIT is the only certification body currently authorized to certify EHRs for Meaningful Use. The certification criteria from CCHIT is posted here on their website.
Is Meaningful Use criteria final?
No. HHS has issued two subsequent definitions so far - Preliminary ARRA certification (2009) and Interim Final Rule (2010). The final rule for Meaningful Use definition is yet to be released by the HHS, which will be the final definition of Meaningful Use that the Providers need to satisfy to get the Federal payments.
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