The definition of meaningful use is one of the key aspects of stimulus funding going into 2010. In order for a physician to receive funding, the EHR software must be declared “Meaningful Use”. While the definition has not been clearly defined, based on a survey most health care provider believed that their EHR will qualify
About 85% of health care providers believe their electronic health record products will help them qualify for “meaningful use” under the federal economic stimulus package, according to a new survey from research firm KLAS, Healthcare IT News reports.
For the report, KLAS interviewed more than 1,400 health care providers about their experiences with EHR products from 26 vendors. The survey asked the providers whether they thought their EHRs would meet the preliminary meaningful use recommendations issued by the Health IT Policy Committee in July (Monegain, Healthcare IT News, 1/6).