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Stage 2 Meaningful Use Is Moving Full Steam Ahead
HE delivery of Stage 2 Meaningful Use is upon us. So what does this mean for your
healthcare organization? Recently, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) officials released the final rules for vendors to tailor electronic health record (EHR) systems for certification. These rules provide the capabilities, related standards, and implementation specifications that Certified EHR Technology will need to include, at a minimum, to support the achievement of meaningful use. Moving from a paper-based approach
to a modernized healthcare system is an ever-evolving process. ONC officials have made many adjustments to the rules to benefit specialist physicians. Knowing how these changes will affect your organization can help improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and care coordination at your facility. In this issue of Connection, learn how the latest Stage 2 rulings can move you closer to meaningful use and allow you to focus on sharing and coordinating patient data with providers, public health agencies, and patients. Wading through patient data and
putting it into a standardized format can be a challenging endeavor. The National Quality Forum (NQF) aims to tackle this task with an update to its Quality Data Model (QDM) and style guide. These new tools will help providers, payers, and patients make better sense of their health data. Read on to discover how this update is timely for measurements that are part of the meaningful use program.
Providing the most comprehensive
care possible is your top priority. And keeping up with today’s healthcare IT environment may mean changing up your game. In this issue, we take a look at how one doctor has developed a clinical summary to help meet the requirements of meaningful use. Could this summary be right for you? Find out how this tool can lead to improved communication and happier patients. So where do we go from here? Are
more compliance mandates on the horizon? Some of the changes to meaningful use Stage 2 Meaningful Use have many healthcare organizations wondering if there will soon be a Stage 4 addition. Right now the recommendations are merely placeholders, but we delve into what may develop in the months and years to come. HealthConnection is your
resource for the most up-to-date technology solutions to help you achieve meaningful use and HIPAA compliance. Read on to learn about changes to today’s mandates, and then give us a call to see how we can help your organization deliver the best quality of care.
Jennifer Ramstrom, Director of Healthcare
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