Health policymakers in recent years have looked to the implementation of health information technology (health IT)—electronic health records and the like—as a means to improve quality, reduce costs...
Less than 3 years into the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, measurable result...
a meaningful manner, such as e-prescribing. The use of certified EHR technology for electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of health care. The use of certified EHR...
Central to these efforts is the patient-centered medical home model (PCMH) and the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (IT). We used 2018 national family medicine...
Abstract Objectives Using the context of the healthcare sector, this study examines the impact of regulatory change on technology implementation and use. Hospitals are now federally mandated to sho...
widespread, meaningful use of health information technology. ONC's mission is looking ahead as it begins its second decade in 2014. ONC is working to improve these five areas: Adoption...
Meaningful use is a federal incentive program designed to promote the adoption of electronic health records. Learn more about the three stages, requirements and objectives of the program, and find...
Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems among medical providers. System encourages eligible providers and hospitals to adopt and use EHR systems.
Meaningful Use, as a part of the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) was the incentive that included over $20 billion for the implementation of...
As patients strive to manage their own health and illnesses, many wonder how to get a copy of their health data to share with their physicians, load into apps, donate to researchers, link to their genomic data, or have on hand just in case. To seek diagnosis or better care (see table), many patients are taking steps outside traditional doctor–patient relationships. Some join 23andMe to obtain genetic information. Others bring data to the Undiagnosed Diseases Network at the National Institutes ...