WHAT IS MEDICARE MEANINGFUL USE?
Medicare Meaningful Use is also known as the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. This program is very important for healthcare providers to be familiar with. This program provides financial incentives to medical professionals who adopt ‘meaningful use’ of government certified EHR technology. This begs the question – what is EHR technology, and what is meaningful use?
EHR is short for electronic health record. In the healthcare industry, you’ll often see the terms EHR and EMR. EMR stands for electronic medical record. An EMR is a digital version of a physician’s chart and provides a basic medical history of the patient. An EHR, on the other hand, is a much more comprehensive digital record that gives a broader look at the patient’s overall health. While both are valuable in the medical world, EHRs are particularly useful because they offer such a wide range of important details about a patient’s health.
‘MEANINGFUL USE’ OF EHR SOFTWARE
Medicare and Medicaid want to encourage healthcare providers to use EHRs, because they make it much easier for future providers to treat a patient effectively. They also make it easier for doctors to run their practices efficiently and provide the best service possible for their patients. Therefore, they have started rewarding ‘meaningful use’ of EHRs.
Certain EHR programs are certified by the government and have met meaningful use standards. This means that if you use them, you may qualify for financial incentives from Medicare and Medicaid. Some EHR programs are expensive to install or maintain, but these financial incentives can offset the cost. There are also meaningful use standards for the way that healthcare providers share EHR data with each other, insurers, and patients. These standards are designed to encourage the ethical use of EHR technology and protect patient privacy.
SWITCHING TO EHR
If you run a medical practice, switching your records system to meaningful use EHR software can have huge financial benefits for your company. It can also help your practice run more efficiently. If you aren’t sure where to start with installing EHR systems, it may be helpful to work with a meaningful use consultant. These are professional services that can help you seamlessly integrate meaningful use EHR systems and practices into your business.
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