Article on “meaningful use” for Healthcare IT status
Healthcare IT News has an interesting article on the definition of “meaningful use” as it relates to the usage of EHR per the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. From the article:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act sets aside $20 billion for direct funding and incentives for providers who implement electronic health records and use them in a “meaningful” way beginning in 2010. However, the bill leaves it to the Health and Human Services Secretary to determine what kinds of actions constitute “meaningful use,” and some analysts say that ambiguity built into the law could actually delay the lengthy acquisition and implementation process.
For the entire article, go here.

