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The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services‘ (CMS) incentive program for the Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHRs) marks

On top of a reference model of logistics processes, a maturity measurement system, a performance measurement system and a continuous improvement framework, a

•  Electronic health records (EHRs) are changing Medical Assistants' jobs. More and more physicians are adopting EHRs, moving all their

• Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program: Authorizes CMS to make incentive payments to eligible providers and hospitals to promote the adoption and.. meaningful use of

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides for Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program payments to eligible professionals (EPs) and

The HITECH Act was enacted to accelerate the federal initiative for adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) while allowing health care providers and hospitals to

appropriate use of healthcare information beyond direct patient care so as to improve health. Source: ONC Federal Health Architecture - CONNECT v2.2,

• Incentive payments for certain Medicaid providers to adopt & use electronic health records (EHRs) to positively affect patient care.. • Not a reimbursement program