Thoughts on Meaningful Use
HHS and CMS have released the regulations as promised to help define the phrase “meaningful use” that can be found within ARRA and will determine which health care professionals have been naughty and will receive no incentive payments from Uncle Sam, and those that have been nice and will. The regulations themselves are long. I can’t be critical on length alone; the regulations reflect the complexity of the area they intend to regulate. To date, the regulators have drafted the Stage 1 measures for meaningful use. These measures will determine whether the relatively early adopters of EHRs will receive incentive payments under Medicaid or Medicare (if the provider otherwise qualifies). (To read the remainder of this article, click here. Article courtesy of Tim Faith, Attorney At Law, and Tech Law Notes).