Meaningful Use Stage 3 represents the next evolution of healthcare standards, with providers now able to utilize APIs to meet reporting criteria. Starting in 2018, all health organizations will be mandated to report according to new criteria, which include a reduction in objectives and an increased focus on interoperability. Key changes include fewer total objectives for eligible professionals and hospitals, as well as a shift towards more flexible public health reporting measures.

1. Unravelling Meaningful Use Stage 3
A brief overview of what it means for Healthcare ISVs
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2. MEANINGFUL USE STAGE 3
For Example
 CMS will now allow providers to consume APIs to
help meet criteria.
 All providers to report on a full calendar year
reporting period (except Medicaid providers,
who would report for every 90 days in their first
year)
Comparative Study based on proposed final rule
Overview
Meaningful Use (MU) stage 3 is the next step to meaning-
ful use stage 1 and meaningful use stage 2 programs.
Most of the modifications proposed in MU3 are designed
to align with the current MU requirements and make it
more practical & flexible. That said, some of the MU2
objectives are retained as such, with small or no modifi-
cation while some have an extended scope.
Health organizations will have option to report in Stage 3 criteria in 2017. They'll be required to do so beginning in
2018, regardless of prior participation/stage of meaningful use.
MU2 modifications (2015 to 2017), major provisions
10
objectives for eligible professionals (EPs) in-
cluding one public health reporting objective,
down from 18 total objectives in prior stages.
9
objectives for eligible hospitals (EHs) and critical
access hospitals (CAHs) including one public
health reporting objective, down from 20 total objec-
tives in prior stages.
90day continuous reporting period in their first
year of eligibility
Clinical Quality Measures (CQM) reporting for both eligi-
ble professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals/CAHs re-
mains as previously finalized.
Core MU3 objectives highlights
8 objectives for EPs, EHs, and CAHs
>60%
of measures require interoper-
ability, up from 33% in MU2.
Public health reporting with flexible options for meas-
ure selection and CQM reporting aligned with the
CMS quality reporting programs.
Finalize use of application program interfaces (APIs)
that aid development of new functionalities to build
bridges across systems. This will help patients have
unprecedented access to their health records to
make key health decisions.

3. 45%of criteria are unchanged or minimally revised for the ambulatory settings.
42%of criteria are unchanged or minimally revised for inpatient settings.
Only need to do ~60% of proposed 2015 Edition criteria to participate in Stage 3.
Minimum requirement for MU3: Ambulatory Vs Inpatient