How should EPs select menu objectives for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs?

EPs participating in Stage 1 of the EHR Incentive Programs are required to report on a total of five Meaningful Use objectives from the menu set of 10. When selecting their five objectives, EPs must choose at least one option from the public health menu set. If an EP is able to meet the measure of one of the public health menu objectives but can be excluded from the other, the EP should select and report on the public health menu objective they are able to meet. If an EP can be excluded from both public health menu objectives, the EP should claim an exclusion. Starting in 2014, meeting the exclusion criteria will no longer count as reporting a Meaningful Use objective from the menu set. An EP must meet the measure criteria for five objectives in Stage 1, or report on all of the menu set objectives through a combination of meeting exclusions and meeting the measures.