New Tips for Meeting the Stage 2 Meaningful Use Transition of Care Measure

New Tips for Meeting the Stage 2 Meaningful Use Transition of Care Measure

More support on how to meet the transition of care measure that is required for Stage 2 Meaningful Use? ONC has just released a new brief that provides support. This is a part of one of the ONC Health Information Exchange (HIE) team’s goals – to provide support and direction to grantees.  Recently, ONC released comprehensive interoperability training modules that are geared toward multiple stakeholder audiences and provide guidance from the elementary level to detailed technical guidance for experts involved in implementation. Read More

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