HHS has sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for final regulatory clearance a proposed rule on Stage 3 meaningful use criteria for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The Stage 3 rule will focus on advanced use of EHR technology to promote improved outcomes for patients, and it propose changes to the reporting period, timelines, and structure of the program, including providing a single definition of meaningful use. Likewise, HHS is seeking review of proposed rule that would, among other things, establish a new 2015 Edition Base EHR definition and modify the ONC Health Information Technology (IT) Certification Program to make it more broadly applicable to other types of health IT health care settings and programs. The rules are not available yet, but could be approved for publication in the Federal Register at any time.