On Jan. 11, the first day of J.P. Morgan’s 34th Annual Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt said, “The Meaningful ...

Federal meaningful use requirements are well intentioned, but like a teacher who “teaches to the test,” the federal meaningful use program created a very complicated system that might pass the test of ...

The EHR Incentive Program, often dubbed “Meaningful Use”, has been surrounded by questions and confusion among anesthesiologists and practice administrators since its inception. Currently, the ...

MEANINGFUL USE PENALTIES STIR PHYSICAN LOBBY: Physician groups seem to think the latest bad news from CMS may improve their chances of getting changes in the meaningful use program. Roughly half of ...

MEANINGFUL USE IS DEAD (LONG LIVE MEANINGFUL USE): Say goodbye to meaningful use; per CMS’s diktat in Tuesday’s new inpatient payment rule, we will now refer to the “Promoting Interoperability” ...

The meaningful use program is a loaded term in the healthcare industry. On one hand, it has likely driven the rapid adoption of EHRs, e-prescribing and HIEs. On the other hand, meaningful use ...