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Submission of Electronic Syndromic Surveillance Data to Public Health Agencies - The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

MU Stage 2 Syndromic Surveillance Requirements and Standards

Syndromic Surveillance: MU Stage 1 and 2

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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.
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) Successful ongoing submission of electronic syndromic surveillance data from CEHRT to a PHA for the entire EHR reporting period