About 83% of health care providers expect to use their emergency department information system to help them attest to Stage 1 of the meaningful use program, according to a report by market research firm KLAS, CMIO reports.
Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record systems can qualify for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments.
For the report — titled “EDIS 2011: Delivering on Great Expectations” — KLAS interviewed more than 500 health care providers with ED information systems.
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Although 83% of health care providers said they plan to use their ED information system to help them attest to meaningful use, only one-third of health care providers said that their vendor is ready for the meaningful use program.
Some health care providers cited functionality gaps in their ED information systems, such as problems involving:
According to the report, about half of health care providers using Cerner, Epic and Medhost ED information systems said they will be ready to attest to Stage 1 of meaningful use. About two-thirds of health care providers using McKesson, Meditech and Picis ED information systems cited at least one problem that needs to be addressed before they can begin attesting.
The report also found that:
Source: iHealthBeat
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