This gets a little confusing because "Year 1" is 2011 for some and 2012 for others.
To Cindy's original question: you attested year 1 in 2011, so 2012 is year 2. As Donna says, MU applies for the full 12 months. But I think Cindy knows she has to do this for all 12 months; she is saying that since many of the criteria do not require 100% adherence, maybe you can take a break from the extra clicking and questions for some portion of 2012. So, for example, you have to attest that you have drug interaction checking on for the entire year. 80% of your charts need to have a problem list, medication list, and allergies. But if you do those things routinely, many of the other criteria only have a 50% threshold, so you could "take a few months off" for all of those. I would look at this carefully though because it may vary based on your choices of menu and CQM items.
For Roxanne, year 2 will be 2013. Once again, you must meet the requirements for all 12 months, and attest at the end of that time. Unlike year 1, where people can attest and receive incentive money all year long (as they meet their 90 days), in year 2, I think every one will have to wait until January of the following year to attest.
