5. How can I advocate CMS and ONC to ensure future meaningful use criteria incorporate the anesthesiologist’s unique clinical process? Read the ASA release on Stage 1 meaningful use requirements.

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 ...

Currently, a majority of anesthesiologists are deemed eligible for the incentive but are unable to satisfy the criteria of meaningful use due to the nature of anesthesiology practices. The ASA drew up ...

To meet stage 1 meaningful use requirements, physicians must transmit prescriptions electronically and record demographic information as structured data if they want to earn a bonus under Medicare ...

Crittenden Regional Hospital, a 152-bed facility located in West Memphis, Ark., has met Stage 1 meaningful use criteria for Medicare and Medicaid with the certified electronic health record (EHR ...

“ Meaningful use ” refers to a set of healthcare quality measures providers need to capture based upon their patient population, using EHR software. An example of one such measure would be ...

The changes to earlier stages of the meaningful use program include the following: In 2015, providers must attest to their use of EHRs for any 90-day period by February 29, 2016.

Meaningful use criteria for the diverse pediatric patient population must be developed carefully. The AAP suggests that it be done with the following principles in mind.

Mountainside Hospital, a 365-bed suburban facility in Montclair, N.J., has met Stage 1 meaningful use criteria using the certified electronic health record (EHR) from Healthcare Management Systems ...

Last week, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) announced the long-awaited proposed guidelines for Stage 3 of Meaningful Use requirements for electronic health records. On the same day ...

Kane Community Hospital successfully completed the attestation of Stage 1 Meaningful Use achievement on July 5, 2011, at the conclusion of its 90-day EHR Reporting Period. Kane qualified for ...

3. Does my use of the EHR satisfy the Stage 1 meaningful use criteria? 4. How can I influence my facility and vendor to implement a certified EHR? 5. How can I advocate CMS and ONC to ensure future ...