Electronic health records : assessments of program participation and key challenges / Carole Medina, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Medina, Carole, editor.

Series:

Public health in the 21st century series.

Public health in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical records--Data processing.

Medical records.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act established Electronic Health Record (EHR) programs. These programs provide incentive payments for-and later are expected to apply penalties to-certain providers, such as hospitals and professionals, to encourage them to demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology and meet other program requirements. Based on the number of providers awarded incentive payments, participation in the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record programs increased substantiall

Contents:

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS: ASSESSMENTS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND KEY CHALLENGES; Untitled; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS: ASSESSMENTS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND KEY CHALLENGES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD PROGRAMS: PARTICIPATION HAS INCREASED, BUT ACTION NEEDED TO ACHIEVE GOALS, INCLUDING IMPROVED QUALITY OF CARE; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND

PARTICIPATION IN THE EHR PROGRAMS HAS INCREASED, BUT PROGRAM CHANGES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE FUTURE PARTICIPATIONPROVIDERS EXCEEDED MEANINGFUL USE REQUIREMENTS FOR MOST STAGE 1 MEASURES, BUT MAY FACE CHALLENGES WITH CERTAIN MORE STRINGENT STAGE 2 MEASURES; HHS LACKS A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO HELP ENSURE RELIABILITY OF EHR DATA COLLECTED TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE; PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR THE EHR PROGRAMS DO NOT ASSESS OUTCOMES SUCH AS IMPROVED QUALITY, EFFICIENCY, AND PATIENT SAFETY; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION

APPENDIX I: EFFECT OF THE HITECH ACT ON HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMSAPPENDIX II: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX III: STAGE 1 AND STAGE 2 MEANINGFUL USE MEASURES; APPENDIX IV: MEANINGFUL USE MEASURE REPORTING FOR THE MEDICARE EHR PROGRAM, 2011 AND 2012; APPENDIX V: STRATEGIC GOALS AND ASSOCIATED PERFORMANCE MEASURES RELEVANT TO THE HER PROGRAMS; APPENDIX VI: PROGRAM EVALUATIONS ASSESSING THE EHR PROGRAMS' EFFECTS ON OUTCOMES; Chapter 2: ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS:HHS STRATEGY TO ADDRESS INFORMATIONEXCHANGE CHALLENGES LACKS SPECIFICPRIORITIZED ACTIONS AND MILESTONES; ABBREVIATIONS

WHY GAO DID THIS STUDYWHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; BACKGROUND; CHALLENGES ARE REPORTED RELATED TO STANDARDS, PRIVACY, PATIENT MATCHING, AND COSTS OF ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE; HHS DEVELOPED AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE STRATEGY THAT INCLUDES PRINCIPLES TO ADDRESS KEY CHALLENGES BUT LACKS SPECIFIC PRIORITIZED ACTIONS AND MILESTONES; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I: INFORMATION REPORTED BYPROVIDERS ON THE ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND ITS RELATED BENEFITS

APPENDIX II:STAGE 1 AND STAGE 2 MEANINGFULUSE MEASURES RELATED TO ELECTRONIC HEALTHINFORMATION EXCHANGEAPPENDIX III: CMS AND ONC PRINCIPLES TO FACILITATE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 4, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63482-277-3