decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2010 Issue 1 (January)
Proposed meaningful use requirements by difficulty, part I
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Article Overview
This article reviews a subset of proposed meaningful use requirements and compares their relative implementation difficulty for electronic health record workflows. It is aimed at practices, coders, and health IT stakeholders who want a high-level view of the types of reporting, data capture, patient communication, exchange, and security-related measures included in the proposal. The discussion is based on interviews with health IT and practice-management experts and focuses on broad operational considerations rather than detailed coding guidance.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding which proposed meaningful use measures are likely to be easier or harder to implement helps practices and health IT teams anticipate workflow, interoperability, and compliance impacts before adoption. The article also highlights the kinds of certification and reporting activities that may affect EHR planning and operational readiness.
What You Will Learn
- How a subset of proposed meaningful use measures was grouped by relative implementation difficulty.
- What general categories of EHR functionality and reporting were included in the proposal.
- Why some measures were viewed as more workflow-intensive or technically challenging than others.
- How expert commentary framed the practical impact of the proposed requirements on practices and EHR adoption.
Who Should Read This
- Physician practices
- Practice managers
- Health information management professionals
- EHR implementation teams
- Medical billing and coding professionals
- Healthcare compliance staff
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