"The different stages of growth, development and socialization of childhood require different meaningful use criteria that must be developed carefully for the diverse pediatric patient population." ...

Quality measures that a federal advisory panel recommended but that were dropped from proposed rules for the meaningful use of healthcare IT represent a missed opportunity to significantly improve ...

Complying with the government's "meaningful use" definition to qualify for federal incentives will require a balancing act between improving patient care and using IT, according to experts. Martin ...

e-Patient Dave (right) while on a panel at Health 2.0 As is well known by now, part of the federal stimulus package included $19 billion for electronic medical records (EMR) implementation -- and part ...

Health Information Technology policy committee recommends a phased-in approach for electronic medical record systems. The United States can develop an electronic health record system that could, ...

The definition of "Meaningful Use" in ARRA is one of the most critical decision points of the new administration's healthcare IT efforts. That definition will influence the types of products that will ...

The American Medical Association, along with 95 state and specialty medical societies, submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the proposed rule outlining the ...