Stage 1 Requirements for Meaningful Use

Meaningful use includes both a core set and a menu set of objectives that are specific to eligible professionals. There are a total of 25 meaningful use objectives. To qualify for an incentive payment, 20 of these 25 objectives must be met. There are 15 required core objectives.
The remaining 5 objectives may be chosen from the list of 10 menu set objectives.

15 Core Objectives

Computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
E-Prescribing (eRx)
Report ambulatory clinical quality measures to CMS/States
Implement one clinical decision support rule
Provide patients with an elec. copy of their health information, upon request
Provide clinical summaries for patients for each office visit
Drug-drug and drug-allergy interaction checks
Record demographics
Maintain an up-to-date problem list of current and active diagnoses
Maintain active medication list
Maintain active medication allergy list
Record and chart changes in vital signs
Record smoking status for patients 13 years or older
Capability to exchange key clinical information among providers of care and patient-authorized entities electronically
Protect electronic health information

10 Menu Objectives

5 of the 10 menu objectives may be deferred by the provider.

Drug-formulary checks
Incorporate clinical lab test results as structured data
Generate lists of patients by specific conditions
Send reminders to patients per patient preference for preventive/follow up care
Provide patients with timely electronic access to their health information
Use certified EHR technology to identify patient-specific education resources and provide to patient, if appropriate
Medication reconciliation
Summary of care record for each transition of care/referrals
Capability to submit electronic data to immunization registries/systems*
Capability to provide electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies*

*At least 1 public health objective must be selected

Visit the CMS website for more information on Stage 1 Meaningful Use objectives.