Programs & Services
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Meaningful Use Requirements
In North Carolina, the state Division of Public Health oversees three areas of the public health meaningful use component of the state-level Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) initiative:
- Electronic submission of Reportable Laboratory Results (for hospitals only)
- Electronic submission of Syndromic Surveillance Data (for hospitals only)
- Electronic submission of Immunization Registry Data (for eligible providers and hospitals)
Under HITECH, eligible health care professionals and hospitals can qualify for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments 
when they adopt certified electronic health records (EHR) technology and use it to achieve specified objectives. Providers must meet required "meaningful use" objectives to qualify for the bonus payments.
Please note:
- NCDPH is only accepting Electronic Laboratory Reports from eligible hospitals. NCDPH is not requesting and will not receive Electronic Laboratory Reports from eligible professionals.
- NCDPH will not be able to receive Syndromic Surveillance data from eligible professionals until Stage 2 of meaningful use; therefore, eligible professionals are not required to meet the Syndromic Surveillance objective in Stage 1.
- At this time, the NC Immunization Registry is not accepting electronic submission of immunization information, but is in the process of developing the capability for a bi-directional interface with EHRs.
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Contacts
For further information regarding Meaningful Use Requirements in North Carolina, please send an email to the North Carolina Division of Public Health at NCDPHMU@dhhs.nc.gov
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