Analysis of Meaningful Use Program According to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), meaningful use is defined as “the use of EHR in a way that positively affects patient care” (EHR Incentive Program, 2013, p. 2). The Meaningful Use Program created by the CMS includes a set of principles and objectives for the use of the Electronic Health Records (EHR). Eligible providers and eligible hospitals can make incentive dollars by implementing certified EHR with meeting the criteria included in the Meaningful Use Program. The purpose of this assignment is to analyze and understand the Meaningful Use Program. The paper will include an overview of the Meaningful Use Program and analyze the implication of Meaningful Use core criteria
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The “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act” is one of the parts of ARRA (CDC, 2012). The HITECH Act supports the Meaningful Use Program’s idea of EHR incentives. The certification criteria for EHR which focus on how the EHR must work defined by the “Office of the Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) (CDC, 2012). The facilities or providers cannot accomplish Meaningful use and acquire the incentives only by implementing the certified EHR into practice. They must prove the use of the certified EHR technology in a meaningful way in order to receive financial incentives from the CMS (CDC, 2012). The meaningful use of EHR focus on five pillars which include enhancing quality, protection, effectiveness, and decreasing health disparities, involving patients and families in their health care, improving coordination in care being provided, enhancing public health, and protecting personal health information of patients (CDC, …show more content…
Patients often become non-compliant with medications when they ran out of their medicines or change their prescribed medicines to over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Providing prescriptions electronically is likely to improve patient compliance with their medications which can lead to positive patient outcomes. According to Tagalicod (2013), the CMS has reported that so far more than 190 million prescriptions have been sent to the patients electronically by eligible providers participating in Meaningful Use program. About 13 million patient reminders have been sent to patients about their preventive or follow-up care (Tagalicod, 2013). This can prevent patients from forgetting about their visits to the providers which can also lead to positive patient outcomes. Basically, implementing Meaningful Use Program has positive effects on patient
The “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act” is one of the parts of ARRA (CDC, 2012). The HITECH Act supports the Meaningful Use Program’s idea of EHR incentives. The certification criteria for EHR which focus on how the EHR must work defined by the “Office of the Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) (CDC, 2012). The facilities or providers cannot accomplish Meaningful use and acquire the incentives only by implementing the certified EHR into practice. They must prove the use of the certified EHR technology in a meaningful way in order to receive financial incentives from the CMS (CDC, 2012). The meaningful use of EHR focus on five pillars which include enhancing quality, protection, effectiveness, and decreasing health disparities, involving patients and families in their health care, improving coordination in care being provided, enhancing public health, and protecting personal health information of patients (CDC, …show more content…
Patients often become non-compliant with medications when they ran out of their medicines or change their prescribed medicines to over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Providing prescriptions electronically is likely to improve patient compliance with their medications which can lead to positive patient outcomes. According to Tagalicod (2013), the CMS has reported that so far more than 190 million prescriptions have been sent to the patients electronically by eligible providers participating in Meaningful Use program. About 13 million patient reminders have been sent to patients about their preventive or follow-up care (Tagalicod, 2013). This can prevent patients from forgetting about their visits to the providers which can also lead to positive patient outcomes. Basically, implementing Meaningful Use Program has positive effects on patient