Aligning Meaningful Use with Healthcare Reform

Jane Metzger, Research Principal in Emerging Practices, CSC. Between the demands of health reform, payment reforms and the meaningful use requirements of the HITECH act, there’s no shortage of resource-intensive, mission critical initiatives facing health care organizations. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to predict that pursuing them separately will result in duplicated work and wasted resources, but what will it take to pursue them together in a way that ensures consistent alignment and optimizes outcomes? Jane reviews the 10 principles that healthcare organizations should use to guide meaningful use planning efforts – to maximize HITECH outcomes, and drive results that deliver payment reform success as well.