Question

The definitions section on HER and Electronic Patient Record

Meaningful use of EHR- priorities, main focus of stage 1 , stage 2 and stage 3 of meaningful use

Benefits of HER : general, for the nurses, healthcare provider, for consumers, for payers

Could you help me define these and set up a small study guide. Thank you!

Answer 1

DEFINITIONS

The Recovery Act specifies three main components of meaningful use: The use of a certified EHR in meaningful manner, the use of certified EHR technology for electornic exchange of health information to improve quality of health care and the use of certified EHR technology to submit clinical quality and other measures.

MEANINGFUL USE STAGES

There are three stages :

Stage 1

Promotes basic EHR adoption and data gathering

Stage 2

Emphasizes care coordination and exchange of patient information

Stage 3

Improves healthcare outcomes

Stage 1

Meaningful use stage 1 is the first phase of the United States federal government's meaningful use incentive program, which details the requirements for the use of electronic health record (EHR) systems by hospitals and eligible health care professionals.

Stage 2

Regulations call on care providers to put more advanced processes into place, increase the interoperability of health information and adopt standardized data formats. Stage 2 also places a greater emphasis on exchanging clinical between providers and enabling patient engagement.

Stage 3

Patient electronic access: To help encourage patient engagement , meaningful use stage 3 includes on objective in which eligible , physicians must provide access to EHRs o more than 80% of patients , with the option to view and download the records.

BENEFITS OF EHR

• Providing accurate, up-to-date, and complete information about patients at the point of care
• Enabling quick access to patient records for more coordinated, efficient care
• Securely sharing electronic information with patients and other clinicians
• Helping providers more effectively diagonse patients , reduce medical errors , and provide safer care
• Improving patient and provider interaction and communication , as well as health care convenience
• Enabling safe , more reliable prescribing
• Helping promote legible , complete documentation and accurate , streamlined coding and billing
• Enhancing privacy and security of patient data
• Helping providers to improve productivity and work life balance
• enabling providers to improve efficiency and meet their business goals
• Reducing costs through decreased paperwork ,improved safety ,reduced duplication of testing and improved health