Meaningful Use
The increasing number of healthcare providers is embracing the use of technology in the provision of better healthcare. In order to promote optimum patient care, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was passed in 2009, and it set the pace for the transformation of Healthcare. Meaningful Use is an aspect of HITECH that defines the guidelines and regulations, which involve the automated record keeping, of the e-documentation of demographic data and other health related information, which should be familiar to the health care institutions and physicians if they want to be eligible for the incentives from the Medicaid and Medicare Centers. This essay provides an overview of the Meaningful Use, discusses its implications to various healthcare stakeholders, and provides recommendations for the Stage 1 and 2 of the Meaningful Use as in title essay . Overview of Meaningful Use Before the establishment of Meaningful Use, a research from the Institute of Me