WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following joint statement, by the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Principal Deputy Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, was issued today at a forum, “Accelerating Electronic Health Records Adoption and Meaningful Use.” The forum was sponsored by the Health Industry Forum at Brandeis University and Health Affairs:
“The goal of achieving widespread adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records by 2014 is established in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH), part of the American recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The HITECH Act directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to administer an incentive payments program that will make available significant bonus payments to eligible health care providers who adopt and demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health records (EHR). In addition, the HITECH Act provides for leadership and support for EHR adoption and use through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
“On July 13, final regulations were announced by CMS and ONC that define the incentive payments program, the meaningful use requirements for Stage 1 of the program, and the standards and certification requirements for certified EHR systems.
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