The deadline for Meaningful Use Stage 1 was on October 1st 2014.
Contact us to discuss the Stage 2 requirements.

Start attesting and qualify for government incentives

drchrono is certified as a Complete EHR by the ONC-ATCB. Use drchrono in your practice to qualify for government incentives. The HITECH Act specifies that physicians can qualify for $24,000 (if you start attestation in 2014) or more in economic stimulus incentives for adopting a Certified EHR. The government is putting in $19.2 billion dollars to help move all doctors off paper records onto electronic systems.

Incentives are paid per provider. Each practitioner in your practice will qualify for $24,000 in Medicare Incentives or $63,750 in Medicaid Incentives.

To learn more about Meaningful Use and incentives visit here or sign up for a daily demo. drchrono was Stage 2 certified on June 2014.

MU Stage 1 Criteria

MU Stage 2 Criteria

CMS Stage of Meaningful Use Timeline

The timeline reflects the 1-year extension of Stage 2 included in the September 4, 2014 CMS Final Rule (79 FR 52909)

STAGE OF MEANINGFUL USE CRITERIA BY FIRST PAYMENT YEAR
First Payment Year	Stage of Meaningful Use
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
2011	1	1	1	*1 or 2	2	2	3	3	TBD	TBD	TBD
2012		1	1	*1 or 2	2	2	3	3	TBD	TBD	TBD
2013			1	*1	2	2	3	3	TBD	TBD	TBD
2014				*1	1	2	2	3	3	TBD	TBD
2015					1	1	2	2	3	3	TBD
2016						1	1	2	2	3	3
2017							1	1	2	2	3

* 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for Medicare and continuous 90-day EHR reporting period (or 3 months at State option) for Medicaid EPs. All providers in their first year in 2014 use any continuous 90-day EHR reporting period.

Medicare EHR Incentive Payment Schedule

Year of adoption	First year of MU participation
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015 and later
2011	$18,000
2012	$12,000	$18,000
2013	$8,000	$12,000	$15,000
2014	$4,000	$8,000	$12,000	$12,000
2015	$2,000	$4,000	$8,000	$8,000	$0
2016		$2,000	$4,000	$4,000	$0
Total Payment Amount	$44,000	$44,000	$39,000	$24,000	$0

Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment Schedule

Year of adoption	First year of MU participation
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
2011	$21,250
2012	$8,500	$21,250
2013	$8,500	$8,500	$21,250
2014	$8,500	$8,500	$8,500	$21,250
2015	$8,500	$8,500	$8,500	$8,500	$21,250
2016	$8,500	$8,500	$8,500	$8,500	$8,500	$21,250
2017		$8,500	$8,500	$8,500	$8,500	$8,500
2018			$8,500	$8,500	$8,500	$8,500
2019				$8,500	$8,500	$8,500
2020					$8,500	$8,500
2021						$8,500
Total	$63,750	$63,750	$63,750	$63,750	$63,750	$63,750

Types of health care providers that can qualify

This Complete EHR is 2014 compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ATCB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.