Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2010 Issue 19
Electronic Health Records: What About 'Meaningful Use?'
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Article Overview
This article summarizes CMS guidance on the meaningful use requirements tied to the electronic health record incentive program. It is aimed at practices, clinicians, and coding/billing professionals who need a broad understanding of the program’s eligibility framework, core and menu objective categories, and related compliance topics.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding CMS’s meaningful use framework helps healthcare organizations evaluate EHR incentive eligibility and prepare for documentation, reporting, and interoperability expectations.
What You Will Learn
- What CMS means by meaningful use in the context of the EHR incentive program
- The broad structure of core objectives and menu objectives
- The general categories of activities practices may need to support with an EHR
- Why CMS guidance matters for incentive program participation
Who Should Read This
- Physicians and eligible professionals
- Practice managers
- Medical coders and billers
- Health IT and compliance staff
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