CMS Timeline of Important MU Dates
TABLE 1-STAGE OF MEANINGFUL USE CRITERIA BY FIRST YEAR | |||||
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First year demonstrating meaningul use | Stage of meaningful use | ||||
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 and future years | |
2011 | Modified Stage 2 | Modified Stage 2 | Modified Stage 2 or Stage 3 | Stage 3 | Stage 3 |
2012 | Modified Stage 2 | Modified Stage 2 | Modified Stage 2 or Stage 3 | Stage 3 | Stage 3 |
2013 | Modified Stage 2 | Modified Stage 2 | Modified Stage 2 or Stage 3 | Stage 3 | Stage 3 |
2014 | Modified Stage 2 | Modified Stage 2 | Modified Stage 2 or Stage 3 | Stage 3 | Stage 3 |
2015 | Modified Stage 2 | Modified Stage 2 | Modified Stage 2 or Stage 3 | Stage 3 | Stage 3 |
2016 | NA | NA | Modified Stage 2 or Stage 3 | Stage 3 | Stage 3 |
2017 | NA | NA | NA | Stage 3 | Stage 3 |
2018 | NA | NA | NA | NA | Stage 3 |
2019 and future years | NA | NA | NA | NA | Stage 3 |
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 | |||||||||||
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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. |
Page last reviewed: November 3, 2017
Content source:
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services