The forthcoming definition of the “meaningful use” of health information technology will set the direction of the Obama administration’s strategy for health IT adoption, said David Blumenthal, the new national coordinator for health IT. Government HealthIT, April 28, 2009
…but not everyone sees eye-to-eye on the definitions of “meaningful use” and “certification”. [See the first post in this series for a refresher on the dog (disruptive innovator) and cat (incumbent EHR vendor) points of view.]
Markle Foundation – Best Articulation of the Dog (Disruptive Innovator) POV
Achieving the Health IT Objectives of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
A Framework for ‘Meaningful Use’ and ‘Certified or Qualified’ EHR
Markle Foundation; April 30, 2009
HIMSS and EHRA — Best Articulation of the Cat (Incumbent EHR Vendor) POV
HIMSS Publishes Its Definitions of ‘Meaningful Use’
HIMSS News; April 27, 2009
HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Executives Testify at NCVHS Hearings on ‘Meaningful Use’ Criteria
RedOrbit; April 28, 2009
Many Others Weigh In….
Making “Meaningful Use” Well… Meaningful
Chilmark Research blog; April 30, 2009
Hearing on “Meaningful Use” of Health Information Technology (Agenda shown, with transcripts pending)
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Hearing; April 28–29, 2009
Let’s Limit ‘Meaningful Use’ of EHRs to What Really Works
BNET Healthcare; April 29, 2009
NCVHS Testimony about Meaningful Use
“Life as A Healthcare CIO” blog, John Halamka MD; April 29, 2009
AHIMA Statement on Meaningful Use 4-29-09
AHIMA; April 29, 2009
CCHIT delivers testimony on EHR certification and “meaningful use”
EHR Decisions (CCHIT); April 29, 2009
Testimony on HIT “Meaningful Use” at NCVHS April 28, 2009 (Blackford Middleton)
Partners Clinical Informatics R&D; April 28, 2009
NCVHS Testimony on Meaningful Use (Fred Trotter)
Fred Trotter blog; April 28, 2009
An Open Letter to the New National Coordinator for Health IT – Untying HITECH’s Gordian Knot: Part 1
The Health Care Blog; April 26, 2009
Defining “Meaningful” Use of Health IT
Curing Healthcare blog; April 30, 2009
Human Factors Can Assist With Appropriate Implementation of Health Information Technology
The Human Factor Advocate blog; April 29, 2009
Article Series - The Dog Manifesto: A Disruptive Innovator's Guide to Health IT
- Will HITECH Lead to Innovation? The Continuing Cat/Dog Dialogue
- Dogged Optimism: Five Innovative Aspects of HITECH
- Feline Foot-Dragging: Three Non-Innovative Aspects of HITECH
- Wait and See: What’s Unclear or To-Be-Determined (TBD) About HITECH.
- Can Cats Think Outside the Box? Here’s a Role Model.
- Stand for Quality Group: “Link HIT Investment to Quality Improvement”
- EHR 2.0: Thinking Outside the Cat Box
- Stunning Announcement: AMA Goes to the Dogs in Deal With Physician Web Portal Company
- Markle v. HIMSS: Differing Views of “Meaningful Use” and “Certification”
- Time for EHRs to Become Plug-and-Play
- Blueprint for Change: From EMR 1.0 to Clinical Groupware (EHR 2.0)
- Joe the Doctor: “…’scuse me, why do I want to bet-my-practice on an EMR?”
- RHIOs Emerging From Coma
- HIT Policy Committee Recommends “Minimum” Certification of EHRs
- PR Blunder of the Year: Federation of American Hospitals Says Meaningful Use Should Not Tie to Quality Improvement
- The Third Rail in HITECH Implementation: “Please Don’t Make Us All Speak Latin”
- Senator Grassley: You’re on Track About EMR Problems, But Here Are Some More Questions to Ask
- John Halamka’s Stunning 180: “Dogs and Cats Should Live in Harmony”
- Feedback Rolls in on Halamka’s New Stance on Standards: Cats Pissed, Dogs Thrilled
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