Meaningful Use Stage 2: A Giant Leap in Data Exchange

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Meaningful Use Stage 2 rules we just issued represent a massive step forward in advancing the secure exchange of information between providers and patients to support better care across the nation. Getting the right information to the right person at the right time can be a matter of life and death. Unfortunately, anyone who has been a patient or cared for a patient understands that it’s simply not happening today.