【摘 要】 The first in a two-part series on implementing meaningful use objectives is presented. The meaning behind meaningful use is achieving sustainable improvements in healthcare quality to help deliver the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services vision o... 更多 >> The first in a two-part series on implementing meaningful use objectives is presented. The meaning behind meaningful use is achieving sustainable improvements in healthcare quality to help deliver the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services vision of better patient care at a lower cost. Electronic health records (EHR) adoption and electronic reporting of clinical quality measures is the starting point. Half of patients in the US believe that EHR will have a negative impact on the privacy of their personal health information. Without question, the cyber criminals are ready; the illicit market for personal information is growing at 500% a year. Yet, according to a 2010 Ponemon Institute study, 88% of data breaches were caused by employees making simple mistakes in handling data or broken business processes. Physicians have two fundamental goals: to provide excellent, constantly improving patient care; and to help drive the transformation of the healthcare delivery system. << 收起
