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Article: Health Care Stimulus Update: Health Information Technology Policy Committee Provides Preliminary Guidance On "Meaningful Use".
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- June 30, 2009
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On June 16, 2009, the Meaningful Use Workgroup of the Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee released its initial recommendations for the definition of "meaningful use" of electronic health records (EHR). In order to qualify for incentive payments under the health care IT portions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, hospitals and physicians must demonstrate meaningful use of EHR technology. When finalized, the HIT Policy Committee's recommendations will provide the basis for the final rules for demonstrating the meaningful use required to receive stimulus funds.
While the framework for defining meaningful use will evolve over time (the ...