EHRs, Meaningful Use Get Spotlight This Week

Hospitals and physicians looking to get a better understanding of what is meant by "meaningful use" of electronic health records (EHRs)—and how they could qualify for health information technology funds under the economic stimulus measure passed in March—got their wishes this week.

Expanded definitions by an industry group, release of a new consensus framework report, and two days of testimony before a federal panel by nearly three dozen experts got the ball rolling.

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