What the Senate’s Push for a Stage 3 Delay Might Mean—If Anything

Healthcare Informatics: Last week, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chair of the committee, said that he has requested that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) delay Stage 3 of the meaningful use program. Alexander's announcement, which followed a HELP committee hearing on information blocking and electronic health record (EHR) interoperability, came from what he said is based on conversations he has been having with providers.

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