Resources

ARRA Regulations

• Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Final Rule (July 13, 2010)
• Standards, Implemenation Specifications and Certification Criteria Final Rule (July 13, 2010)
• Temporary Certification Final Rule (June 24, 2010)
• Temporary and Permanent Certification Notice of Proposed Rule Making (March 10, 2010)

Suggested Materials

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (posted February 2009)
• LSS ARRA Webinar presentation video (last updated February 2010)*
• LSS ARRA Webinar presentation PDF (last updated February 2010)
• LSS ARRA Readiness Assessment Guide (last updated November 2009)
• CMS Fact Sheet: Meaningful Use (last updated Dec. 30, 2009)
• CMS Fact Sheet: Medicare Incentive Program (last updated Dec. 30, 2009)
• CMS Fact Sheet: Medicaid Incentive Program (last updated Dec. 30, 2009)
• CMS Meaningful Use Quality Measures (last updated January 2010)
• Meaningful Use Criteria: Stage 1 (last updated Dec. 30, 2009)
• Understanding the Process of Asking for Grant Money (last updated January 2009)

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Suggested Websites

• MEDITECH's Interoperability and EHR Initiatives
  http://www.meditech.com/interoperability/ehrhome.htm

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Programs
  http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/

• NIST Health IT Standards and Testing
  http://healthcare.nist.gov/index.html

• Office of the National Coordinator
  http://healthit.hhs.gov/

• HIT Policy Committee
  http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/

• HIT Standards Committee
  http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/

• Recovery.gov
  http://www.recovery.gov/

• HHS.GOV/Recovery
  http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/

• Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
  http://www.himss.org/EconomicStimulus/