The definition of "Meaningful Use" in ARRA is one of the most critical decision points of the new administration's healthcare IT efforts. That definition will influence the types of products that will ...

Changes in practice operations deemed necessary to meet the 25 “meaningful use” criteria proposed as part of the federal electronic health record incentive program would lead to decreased provider ...

Healthcare providers spoke, and Andy Slavitt listened. The acting head of CMS recently addressed the J.P. Morgan Annual Health Care Conference, and announced that “The Meaningful Use program as it has ...

> The federal Health IT Policy Committee is expected to release its recommendations for meaningful use of electronic health records on June 16. The recommendations will be the basis for requirements, ...

In August, federal officials released the final Stage 2 rule for Meaningful Use. The second stage calls for hospitals, physicians, and other 'eligible providers' to increase interoperability of health ...

Quality measures that a federal advisory panel recommended but that were dropped from proposed rules for the meaningful use of healthcare IT represent a missed opportunity to significantly improve ...

For Catholic Health Initiatives, a Denver-based health system with 55 acute care hospitals across the country and no electronic health record system, the challenge of achieving meaningful use will be ...

Physician groups and hospitals pursuing meaningful use can have surprises crop up from three main sources — audits, vendors and employees — according to Sharon Stewart, senior consultant in clinical ...

The American Medical Association, along with 95 state and specialty medical societies, submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the proposed rule outlining the ...

Health Information Technology policy committee recommends a phased-in approach for electronic medical record systems. The United States can develop an electronic health record system that could, ...