The Journey of Primary Care Practices to Meaningful Use
The Journey of Primary Care Practices to Meaningful Use
Meeting the stage 1 requirements for incentives under Medicare and Medicaid meaningful use is the first waypoint in a longer journey by primary care practices to meaningfully use their electronic patient data to continuously improve the care and health of their patients. The intensive re-engineering effort for stage 1 yielded practice changes that aligned with larger practice aims and goals. While many of these practices are now poised to meaningfully use data, faster progress will likely come with continued local QI and technical support and planned community-wide learning.
Conclusions
Meeting the stage 1 requirements for incentives under Medicare and Medicaid meaningful use is the first waypoint in a longer journey by primary care practices to meaningfully use their electronic patient data to continuously improve the care and health of their patients. The intensive re-engineering effort for stage 1 yielded practice changes that aligned with larger practice aims and goals. While many of these practices are now poised to meaningfully use data, faster progress will likely come with continued local QI and technical support and planned community-wide learning.
Source...