It says they are awaiting moderation–they could be waiting a long time. Here they are.
I think hospitals need to give a lot of thought to whether it’s in their best interest to even try to meet MU. Those who haven’t begin EHR and CPOE will be hard pressed to benefit. There is more unknown than known about the impact of changing an entire business strategy in light of reform, the magnitude of Stage 2 and 3 requirements, no standards, 400 vendors–all lacking 2011 certification, hundreds of different HIE’s, and an N-HIN strategy that may not be viable.
Washington is building a healthcare model whose long term goal is to be able to connect each patient to any doctor. Hospitals have a far different business model. The sad thing is that none of the hospitals who have undertaken EHR had any idea that costly rules would be applied after the fact, they have no means to know what the next set of changes will be, or if the dates of meeting MU will be pushed back. If the dates don’t move MU will be like hosting a lottery for which only a handful of people bought tickets.
As for ambulatory doctors, my recommendation is to wait until a firm shrink wraps EHR (software, implementation, training, change management, and work flow improvement.) There’s no rush here either.
Pale Rhino Consulting 
Paul, I respect your post but wonder about one comment:
“The sad thing is that none of the hospitals who have undertaken EHR had any idea that costly rules would be applied after the fact”
As I read the detail requirements, I see little, if any things in that list that would not be in the plan for many, if not most hospitals undertaking EHR. Timing may be an issue, yes …
But I wonder how many hospitals would embark on an EHR journey, with the intent of only going so far as (for example) HIMSS EMR Adoption Model’s level 3? Don’t we all envision ultimately getting to CPOE and CDSS?
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