Stage 3 meaningful use's future examined
If the government had not established meaningful use expectations with the HITECH Act six years ago, would adoption of EHRs have been lower across the healthcare industry? Have these expectations been beneficial or have they hampered EHR vendors’ research? The cover story in this issue of Pulse examines aspects of this debate.
The issue also looks at the transition from stage 2 meaningful use to stage 3, and why physician practices still struggle with attestation.
Also inside:
- Health IT expert Reda Chouffani shares what we should expect from stage 3 as government pressure on attestation softens
- Analytics expert Trevor Strome shares 6 components that should be part of any healthcare analytics plan