tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2010 Issue 19

Electronic Health Records: What About 'Meaningful Use?'

Check out CMS's Final Rule to get the scoop on meaningful use requirements. Ever since CMS representatives began talking about the electronic health record (EHR) incentive program, they've been tossing around the phrase "meaningful use," but many practices are still unclear of what that means. Fortunately, CMS elucidated the mystery behind meaningful use last month, and you can investigate the facts on the agency's Web site.Background: The maximum $44,000 per-physician incentive bonus connected to use of EHRs is only available to "meaningful users" of the technology. CMS administrators spent months working on a concrete definition of...

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