Meaningful Use of Electronic Medical Records
Meaningful use of electronic medical records requires improving quality, efficiency, and safety in order to reduce health inequities. It aids in patient and family engagement, hence enhancing care conditions, population health, and public health. Furthermore, meaningful use contributes to the preservation of privacy as well as the security of health information (Sulkes, 2016). Individual empowerment, improved clinical results, public health benefits, and higher integrity in health and efficiency arise from meaningful use compliance (Jones, 2014). Meaningful use is efficient since it sets the eligible professionals and the medical centers must achieve in the qualification of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) programs.
Assessing Effectiveness and Improving Electronic Medical Records
The questions which the team members ask are important since they need to assess the effectiveness of the Electronic Medical records. They will also need to find out whether there are any errors in the system or any areas which need adjustments (Shepard, Hadhazy, et.al 2014). It is also important to familiarize properly with the electronic system so as to establish its functioning and come up with ways of improving it so as to increase efficiency.
Establishing Requirements for Electronic Data
The meaningful use will help to establish the requirements for the capture of the electronic data, which will provide the patients with the electronic copies of the health information. It also focuses on making sure the electronic medical records use the supported priorities and objectives in the National Quality Strategy (Wright, et. al 2014). The criteria encourage the information technology in health, so as to make sure there is a continuous improvement of quality as well as the exchange in information. The electronic medical records ensure the eligibility of the health professionals, promotes the adoption and worthiness of the interoperable health information technology as well as qualifying the electronic health records.
References
Jones, S. S., Rudin, R. S., Perry, T., & Shekelle, P. G. (2014). Health information technology: an updated systematic review with a focus on meaningful use. Annals of internal medicine, 160(1), 48-54.
Shepard, J., Hadhazy, E., Frederick, J., Nicol, S., Gade, P., Cardon, A., ... & Madison, S. (2014). Using electronic medical records to increase the efficiency of catheter-associated urinary tract infection surveillance for National Health and Safety Network reporting. American journal of infection control, 42(3), e33-e36.
Sulkes, S. B. (2016). Electronic Medical Records. In Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan (pp. 335-343). Springer International Publishing.
Wright, A., Henkin, S., Feblowitz, J., McCoy, A. B., Bates, D. W., & Sittig, D. F. (2013). Early results of the meaningful use program for electronic health records. New England Journal of Medicine, 368(8), 779-780.
