Meaningful Use Case Study
Meaningful use (MU) is using approved electronic health records (EHRs) for better patient outcome. Jha (2010) stated on July 13, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services released the final criteria defining “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHRs). The purpose of this rule was to make sure hat over 700,000 clinicians and 5000 acute care hospitals use EHRs to upgrade the care of clinicians; this effort came with a $30 billion dollar reward. The main goal of meaning use was to change health care delivery to electronic record systems.
McGonigle & Mastrian (2015) added that Meaningful use refers to the rules and regulations established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The main purpose of this paper is to help readers understand the idea of …show more content…
From upholding patients’ privacy while working with their records to administering safe quality care, nurses remain committed to their work and want to be a part of the implementation of all parts of the MU law since it affects them directly in their line of work. Nurses are able to use electronic documentation through the MU law to care for their patients in a safe manner. Kelley, Brandon, & Docherty (2011) found that 81% of the nurses (n = 100) believed that electronic documentation helped with the provision of patient care, with 75% of the nurses feeling confident that documentation improved as a result of the electronic format. Nurses also believe that electronic documentation have made their work faster and made it possible to spend time with their patients. Taking into consideration the criteria of stages 1 and two of the present MU law mentioned above, no further recommendation is required. The field of nursing has come a long way as far as technology. Technologies that are possible now were just a dream a few years ago. The field of nursing will continue to evolve as technology becomes more
McGonigle & Mastrian (2015) added that Meaningful use refers to the rules and regulations established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The main purpose of this paper is to help readers understand the idea of …show more content…
From upholding patients’ privacy while working with their records to administering safe quality care, nurses remain committed to their work and want to be a part of the implementation of all parts of the MU law since it affects them directly in their line of work. Nurses are able to use electronic documentation through the MU law to care for their patients in a safe manner. Kelley, Brandon, & Docherty (2011) found that 81% of the nurses (n = 100) believed that electronic documentation helped with the provision of patient care, with 75% of the nurses feeling confident that documentation improved as a result of the electronic format. Nurses also believe that electronic documentation have made their work faster and made it possible to spend time with their patients. Taking into consideration the criteria of stages 1 and two of the present MU law mentioned above, no further recommendation is required. The field of nursing has come a long way as far as technology. Technologies that are possible now were just a dream a few years ago. The field of nursing will continue to evolve as technology becomes more