Stage 3 includes flexibility within certain objectives to allow providers to choose the measures most relevant to their patient population or practice. The Stage 3 objectives with flexible measure options include:
Coordination of Care through Patient Engagement – Providers must attest to all three measures and must meet the thresholds for at least two measures to meet the objective.
Health Information Exchange – Providers must attest to all three measures and must meet the thresholds for at least two measures to meet the objective.
Public Health Reporting – EPs must attest to two measures, Medicaid-only hospitals must attest to four measures and Dual-Eligible hospitals must attest to three measures.