Recently, the Meaningful Use Workgroup of the Health IT Policy Committee (a federal advisory committee responsible for recommendations to the Office of the National Coordinator) requested public comment on their proposed Stage Two and Three meaningful use objectives and measures. As the Commission developed its response, in order to better represent the diverse group of health IT stakeholders with whom we work, we fielded a survey requesting that respondents rate the objectives and measures with respect to the ease of implementation – both from the clinical workflow perspective and any technological challenges. Our 468 responders included different types of providers (36%), EHR vendors (29%), and others (29%).
The following measures and objectives were considered to be too aggressive by at least one third of the respondents. Several were considered too aggressive by most of the respondents. Note that all nine are enhancements of existing Stage One objectives and measures, and reflect current experience in the field.
See the results of our Meaningful Use survey
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If you missed us at HIMSS11 Annual Conference and you are interested in our EHR Alternative Certification Program for Healthcare Providers, or EACH, you can still learn about this new program for providers with self-developed or previously installed, uncertified technology at each.cchit.org.
Dallas L Alford IV, CPA is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of North Carolina and owner of Atlantic Financial Consulting, a consulting firm that provides comprehensive medical billing services, practice management consulting, coding audits, Medicare compliance, Medicare RAC support and other general medical practice consulting services.
To learn more about Atlantic Financial Consulting you may visit their website at http://atlanticfinancial.us or contact Dallas L Alford IV, CPA directly at 1 888-428-2555, Ext. 200.
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