Stage | Cumulative capabilities |
Stage 7 | Complete EMR; CCD transactions to share data; Data warehousing; Data continuity with ED, ambulatory, OP |
Stage 6 | Physician documentation (structured templates), full CDSS (variance & compliance), full R-PACS |
Stage 5 | Closed loop medication administration |
Stage 4 | CPOE, Clinical Decision Support (clinical protocols) |
Stage 3 | Nursing/clinical documentation (flow sheets), CDSS (error checking), PACS available outside Radiology |
Stage 2 | CDR, Controlled Medical Vocabulary, CDS, may have Document Imaging; HIE capable |
Stage 1 | Ancillaries―Lab, Rad, Pharmacy―All Installed |
Stage 0 | All Three Ancillaries Not Installed |