There is a little known but potential Stage 1 Meaningful Use nightmare for Eligible Professionals (EPs) who are preparing for Meaningful Use attestation for the CMS EHR incentives. The attestation ...

During a recent meeting with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Office of the National Coordinator acknowledged that Stage 1 meaningful use requirements will not be modified for any ...

The HITECH Act under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allows eligible healthcare providers to receive incentive payments upon demonstrating “meaningful use” of electronic health ...

In August, federal officials released the final Stage 2 rule for Meaningful Use. The second stage calls for hospitals, physicians, and other 'eligible providers' to increase interoperability of health ...

Federal meaningful use requirements are well intentioned, but like a teacher who “teaches to the test,” the federal meaningful use program created a very complicated system that might pass the test of ...

The notice of proposed rulemaking for stage 3 meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) was announced today by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for ...

Delay Stage 3 meaningful use until 2017 and take time to do it right, urges Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Republican from Tennessee. Alexander, who made his plea in a press statement released Wednesday, ...