Twenty-eight percent of surveyed health care CIOs who reported barriers to meeting meaningful use criteria cited capturing and submitting quality data as their top concern, according to a March College of Healthcare Information Management Executives survey.
That figure is up from a November 2010 CHIME survey in which 22% of respondents said capturing and submitting quality data was their foremost concern.
Of surveyed health care CIOs who in March reported concerns with meeting meaningful use criteria, 28% cited capturing and submitting quality data as their top concern, compared with 22% who cited the quality data issue as their foremost concern in November 2010, according to a College of Healthcare Information Management Executives survey.
Under the 2009 economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record systems can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments.
In the most recent survey, 16% of respondents cited certification as their top concern, up from 11% in November 2010.
Nearly 41% of respondents indicated that they are accelerating plans to implement EHRs and other applications necessary to achieve meaningful use, compared with 36% of respondents in November 2010, according to the survey.
In addition, the survey found that 39.5% of respondents feel well-positioned to meet meaningful use rules with their current IT strategies and technology, down from 42% in November 2010.
Results are based on an online survey of 200 CHIME members conducted between March 4 and March 20.
Source: CHIME
