ll system owns and operates a hospital and employees primary care physicians, general surgeons, and oncologist. The hospital purchased a surgical practice in 2012. Part of the purchase of the Proctors included the purchase of the electronic medical record system that was a certified EHR. In January 2014, the hospital transition the primary care physicians, surgeons, and the radiologist in the hospital to a new certified electronic health record, the implementation of which was completed 10 months later in October of 2014. The positions did not satisfy the MU criteria from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 because of the transition to a new certified EHR system. In addition, in 2015 the hospital's electronic medical record vendor informed the hospital that it would not be able to satisfy the Stage 3 interoperability and technology standards by January 2018.

2. Describe the timeline of the program and its potential financial impact on the individual healthcare providers who are involved in MU.

3. Describe the process the physicians must complete to avoid the payment penalties.

4. Describe the time frame for the provider to achieve modified Stage 2 and Stage 3 measures.

5. Discuss what the hospital must do to achieve the MU objectives for interoperability.