The table below details the syndromic surveillance Menu set objective for EPs and the Core objective for EH/CAHs.
Public Health – Syndromic Surveillance Objective and Measure
| Public Health Syndromic Surveillance Objective |
No change from MU Stage 1 to Stage 2: Capability to submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to PHAs, except where prohibited, and in accordance with applicable law and practice (unless no PHA is capable)
Note: The EP objective was a Menu set item in Stage 1 and remains the same in Stage 2; however, the EH/CAH objective changed from Menu set to Core.
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| EP MU Stage 1 Measure (Menu Set) |
EP MU Stage 2 Measure (Menu Set) |
| Performed at least one test of the certified electronic health record technology’s (CEHRT) capacity to provide electronic syndromic surveillance data to PHA and follow-up submission if the test is successful (unless none of the PHAs to which an EP, EH, or CAH submits such information have the capacity to receive the information electronically) |
Successful ongoing submission of electronic syndromic surveillance data from CEHRT to a PHA for the entire EHR reporting period |
| EH/CAH MU Stage 1 Measure (Menu Set) |
EH/CAH MU Stage 2 Measure (Core) |
| Performed at least one test of CEHRT’s capacity to provide electronic syndromic surveillance data to PHA and follow-up submission if the test is successful (unless none of the PHAs to which an EP, EH, or CAH submits such information have the capacity to receive the information)
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Successful ongoing submission of electronic syndromic surveillance data from CEHRT to a PHA for the entire EHR reporting period
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