What is the Meaningful Use program?

What is the Meaningful Use program?

The U.S. government introduced the Meaningful Use program as part of the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, to encourage health care providers to show “meaningful use” of a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR). In doing so, eligible providers who do so receive incentive payments.

What is Stage 2 meaningful use and why is it important?

Stage 2 Meaningful Use pursues the greater exchange of healthcare information among providers, improved care coordination, and the bolstering of patient engagement by providing patients with secure online access to their medical data.

When is the last day to report on meaningful use?

The next deadline on the horizon for medical organizations is July 3, 2015, which is the last day for eligible hospitals to begin their 90-day reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use for fiscal year 2015.

What is the impact of meaningful use on hit?

1. The HIT world is becoming more connected “Meaningful use’s contributions to current change include a more tightly connected community of IT professionals and more engagement between IT and physicians than ever before,” says Tiffany Crenshaw, president and CEO of HIT staffing and consulting company Intellect Resources.

What is “meaningful use” of Health Information Technology?

The term “meaningful use” first hit the scene in 2009 when the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was signed into law. The purpose of this new legislation is to encourage “the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology,” according to the US Department of Health and Human Services.

What is meaningful use under the HITECH Act?

The HITECH Act provides an incentive program for healthcare providers who integrate electronic health records (EHR) into their practice in a meaningful way—hence “meaningful use.”