"meaningful users" of Electronic Health Record (EHR)

rninformatics, DNP, RN · Apr 24, 2009

The National Committee on Vital and Heath Statistics (NCVHS) Executive

Subcommittee will hold a special meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, April

28 and 29, 2009, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008.

You may be aware that provisions of the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) include Medicare and Medicaid incentive

programs for "meaningful users" of Electronic Health Record (EHR)

systems. These incentive programs are scheduled to begin as early as

January 1, 2011. Because of the short time period, it is critical to

develop criteria for the "meaningful use" of certified EHR technology

for 2011 and succeeding years of the program. The NCVHS has been asked

to address these key topics over the next four (4) weeks. The Executive

Subcommittee is convening this hearing to obtain stakeholder input on

this important concept, which is the basis for many of the provider

incentive considerations under the ARRA.

Judy Murphy, RN, FACMI, FHIMSS Vice President, Information Services

Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI has been invited to testify as a

panelist before the Executive Subcommittee, "Panel 6: The 'Glide Path'

to Meaningful Use for 2011 and Beyond for Providers", is scheduled for

Tuesday, April 28 at 4:15 p.m EASTERN. Each panelist will have

approximately 8-10 minutes to present comments, followed by a Q&A

session conducted by Executive Subcommittee members.

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the hearings or to the NCVHS homepage: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/