Customizing Ehr Emr Systems Help Healthcare Businesses

By Author: Ruth Jackson
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The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 authorized incentive payments to eligible professionals and hospitals for the adoption & meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. Professionals are required to demonstrate computerized capabilities that meet defined “Meaningful Use” objectives in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. There seems to be a substantial increase in the adoption of Customize EHR System technology by physicians since the ACT has come to pass as is indicated by an analysis done by the government. The report shared that In 2012, half or more of physicians had the capability to meet each of 12 Meaningful Use Core objectives. These findings represent important national progress toward the goals of improving health & health care through the use of advanced health information technology.

These meaningful use objectives and measures were supposed to evolve in three stages over a five ...
... year period time with each of the stages having a set of defined criteria to meet. The final regulations of stage 2 Meaningful Use incentive program got released. A survey was done among physicians and healthcare leaders to understand the steps taken by providers to keep pace with meeting the objectives. Results of the survey has revealed that that business leaders of Hospitals lack confidence in their facilities being ready to meet both Meaningful Use Stage 2 & HIPAA requirements for protecting patient information. For organizations to bring about a sustainable transformation of these critical systems, it is important to have the right clinical workflows, care delivery processes and the right support structures in place. Done with the right earnest, it is bound to get attested to Meaningful Use standards. The major concerns shared by the key decision makers include Training & change management, lack of monitoring processes for ensuring Stage 2-level implementation of technology & incorporating relevant electronic data capture into clinical workflow. The others are lack of clear understanding of the requirements necessary to demonstrate Stage 2 Meaningful Use & the uncertainty in terms of having enough funding to complete the projects. Most organizations have to view the implementation of EHR as a fundamentally transformational process, which is expected to subsequently justify the investment, & not just another IT project. This change of perspective can provide the buy in & the enthusiasm needed for a successful implementation; besides the funding of course.

As we move forward & get closer to the penalty phase of the incentive program, there is bound to be acceleration in the adoption of EHRs. The use of smartphones and iPads to access EHRs is bound to see an increase and so is the use of cloud computing. Patients, who are supposed to be the integral part of this technological intervention, & who are till now not really been part of the discussions, are expected to play a more active role moving forward. They are going to be encouraged to access their records and become more engaged, electronically, in their own care.

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