MU Stage1 Final Rule - Public Health Surveillance

SECTION #  Section 170.302(n)—Public Health Surveillance

MU OBJECTIVE Capability to submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies and actual submission in accordance with applicable law and practice.

MU STAGE 1 MEASURE Performed at least one test of certified EHR technology’s capacity to provide electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies and follow-up submission if the test is successful (unless none of the public health agencies to which an EP, el

CERTIFICATION CRITERION Final Rule Text: §170.302(l). Public health surveillance. Electronically Record, modify, retrieve, and submit syndrome-based public health surveillance information in accordance with the standard (and applicable implementation specifications) specified in §170.205(d)(1) or §170.205(d)(2).

STANDARDS §170.205(d)(1) §170.205(d)(2)

TEST CRITERIA # §170.302(l) http://healthcare.nist.gov/docs/170.302.l_PublicHealthSurveillance_v1.2.pdf

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