Question

Give guidance in understanding Meaningful use(MU) and its implications for decision making? Meaningful Use Certified EHR Technology, the applicable statutes and regulations and why they were enacted and the benefits of MU Certified EHR Technology System, including incentives and penalties, if the current system was to remain in place in the company. The decision will also be heavily influenced by factors such as average costs and average time to make such an upgrade, be sure to furnish evidence to support any statements and quantity evidence with numeric figures

Answer 1

The concept of meaningful use rested on the five pillars of health outcomes policy priorities, namely:

1. Improving quality, safety, efficiency, and reducing health disparities
2. Engage patients and families in their health
3. Improve care coordination
4. Improve population and public health
5. Ensure adequate privacy and security protection for personal health information

The specific measures included under the objective are-

1. Immunization Registry Reporting.
2. Syndromic Surveillance Reporting.
3. Electronic Case Reporting.
4. Public Health Registries Reporting*
5. Clinical Data Registries Reporting
6. Electronic Reportable Laboratory Test Reporting (for Hospitals only).