Meaningful Use Final Rule

After spending some time listening to physicians and other health care providers, not to mention some harsh criticism from Congress, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the Meaningful Use Final Rule last month. That review time was spent gathering more than 2,500 comments about the challenges physicians face in trying to incorporate Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology into their practices and making that technology work for their patients as intended. Now, after the final rule was issued, CMS will continue to collect public comments about the EHR Incentive Program which provides cash incentives to practices that incorporate certified EHR technology under specific guidelines. Read more...