On December 30, 2009, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology published the interim final rule for EHR certification standards, and on January 13, CMS issued the proposed rule on the EHR Meaningful Use Incentive Program and meaningful use standards in the Federal Register.
Just getting started with your transition to an EHR? Consider these five tips from experts in the field as well as some of the providers who’ve been in your shoes.
Despite common knowledge that hybrid systems are worse than either fully paper or electronic records, we continue to see proliferation of models implemented that promote the hybrid record as an extended transition strategy; however, with proper planning, you can avoid entering into a hybrid state.