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Meaningful use definition-The Hitech Act
Encourages the "meaningful use" of electronic health records (EHR) in the U.S. healthcare system. Legislators consider the effort to be critical to the national goal of modernizing the country's infrastructure.
Meaningful Use Criteria
EHR technology must be certified.
EHR technology should connect in a manner that ultimately improves the quality of care.
To demonstrate meaningful use, EHRs should be:
Improving quality, safety, efficiency, and reducing health disparities
Engaging patients and families in their health
Improving care coordination
Improving population and public health
Ensuring adequate privacy and security protection for personal health information
Respond to the following Assignment questions, and make sure to provide answers with supporting examples
1. What is HITECH ACT, define it with an example ?
2. What is Meaningful Use with EHR explain
3. How does meaningful use impact providers discuss 3 elements
4. What are the 3 stages of Meaningful Use? ( list them and describe each of them clearly ) page 207 of the textbook.
5. Describe the implications of EHR to Healthcare ( Hint; technology and outcomes, baby boomers living longer, providing quality of care ) Essentially what is the big deal?