I'm not sure I follow what the CMS press release is saying. As I understand it the key change is that CMS will allow EMRs to continue to use the 2011 CEHRT rather than the 2014 version of the standards. I know AC is still waiting to get its 2014 CEHRT as are a lot of other EMRs.
The other change as I understand it is that the move from MU2 to MU3 is delayed from 2016 to 2017. But it still looks like MU2 will be required for those of us who started the process in 2011 or 2012.
So as I understand it, which is now doubt incompletely and perhaps incorrectly, this will take a little pressure off AC but not take any pressure of those of us who want to continue with the MU process.


John Howland, M.D.
Family doc, Massachusetts