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Experts: Use patients to reduce errors in electronic records
Giving patients better access to their electronic health records is not only part of Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. It's also an effective way to improve the quality of the data, according to a panel of
AMA: Proposed rule discourages doc participation in EHR program
The proposed requirements for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use are too inflexible and difficult to attain, discouraging physician participation in the incentive program rather than encouraging it, according
Sorting through MU provider comments will be no easy task for CMS
I sure don't envy the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week (or over the next few weeks, for that matter). The comments on the proposed rules implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use
Health IT groups want more alignment in MU Stage 2
The rule implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use needs to be more consistent with other reporting and quality requirements, according to several major stakeholders in the health IT provider industry.
Meaningful Use Stage 1 confusion doesn't bode well for Stage 2
As the clock ticks down toward the May 7 deadline for commenting on the proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use rules, reports that express concern about the program seem to be rising. The latest warning
ONC work groups deliberate recommendations on MU Stage 2
ONC's Health IT Policy Committee work groups are finalizing their recommendations regarding the proposed rule for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. The Quality Measure Workgroup, meeting April 23, expressed
Docs have less control over MU Stage 2 incentives
Many providers will want to demonstrate that they are using their electronic health records in a meaningful way under Stage 2 of the EHR incentive program. But it becomes much harder to meet the
ONC Tiger Team to make recommendations on Stage 2 rules
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's Tiger Team currently is comparing the proposed rules implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use to the recommendations it made to ONC committees in
Stage 2 may expand the number of physicians exempt from MU
There's been a lot of hoopla about the Stage 2 proposed rule's impact on patient engagement, health information exchanges and quality improvement. But what has received relatively little attention is
Providers not yet ready to meet Stage 2 challenges
Prediction: providers are going to have trouble meeting the Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements--even though we're not sure yet what those requirements are. That's the upshot from a recent study
