Meaningful use of EHRs
The final definition and its implications for health care providers
This is a preview of restricted content.
- If you are an Advisory Board member, please log in.
- If you are logged in and still see this message, the content is outside your memberships portfolio, and we invite you to learn more by contacting us.
- If you are not an Advisory Board member and wish to learn more, please contact us.
Topics: Standards and Regulatory Policy, Information Technology, Payer and Regulatory Policy, Market Trends, Strategy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released on July 13, 2010, the much-awaited final rule defining the term ‘meaningful use’ of electronic health records (EHRs) – a requirement that hospitals and eligible professionals (EPs) must meet in order to qualify for the Medicare and Medicaid incentives, created as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), associated with adopting health IT.
