What was the purpose of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive program?

In 2011, CMS established the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs (now known as the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program) to encourage EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs to adopt, implement, upgrade, and demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT).

What are the five goals of meaningful use?

They were:

• Improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities.
• Increase patient engagement.
• Improve care coordination.
• Expand population and public health.
• Ensure adequate privacy and security protection for personal health information.

What replaced meaningful use?

Meaningful use will now be called “Promoting Interoperability” as CMS focuses on increasing health information exchange and patient data access.

What does meaningful use mean in EHR?

‘Meaningful Use’ is the general term for the Center of Medicare and Medicaid’s (CMS’s) electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs that provide financial benefits to healthcare providers who use appropriate EHR technologies in meaningful ways; ways that benefit patients and providers alike.

What is the ultimate goal of EHR implementation and meaningful use?

The meaningful use program has three primary goals: (1) standardizing the electronic capture of information such as patient demographics or clinical orders and results; (2) improving quality at the point of care; and (3) using clinical decision support and patient self-management tools as vehicles to improve the …

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What is “meaningful use”?

“Meaningful Use” refers to a federal incentive program designed to promote the use of a certified EHR system in hospitals, clinics, and by other healthcare providers to significantly improve the efficiency, safety, and quality of care while also reducing health disparities.

What are the three stages of meaningful use objectives?

The meaningful use objectives will evolve in three stages: Stage 1 (2011-2012): Data capture and sharing Stage 2 (2014): Advanced clinical processes Stage 3 (2016): Improved outcomes