One of the most mis-understood Meaningful Use core measures for EPs is the objective to: “Provide clinical summaries for patients for each office visit”. The required measure threshold for this ...

CMS has released the proposed rule for Stage 2 requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs. The Stage 2 rule includes criteria eligible professionals, ...

According to HIMSS, meaningful use was the no. 1 priority of hospital information technology departments for 2011, and is likely to continue as a top concern. Meaningful use of certified health ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued two final rules in support of the "meaningful use" requirements for the U.S. healthcare IT stimulus plan. One of the two ...

Hospitals and clinicians around the country are working to implement electronic heath records (EHR) and demonstrate Meaningful Use. While the focus is on the technology involved, there are objectives ...