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Health IT meaningful use: how the EHR certification may improve the electronic laboratory reporting (ELR)
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) brought significant incentives to providers for implementing certified EHR technologies. It specifically requires utilization of certified electronic health records (EHRs) for electronic exchange of… read more… and the variable content and format of ELR messages. The MU is a new factor that may foster ELR technologies through implementation … of Stage 1 meaningful use (MU) health IT certification (MUC), on development of national electronic laboratory … -
On to Meaningful Use Stage 2: Refining Public Health Readiness Guidelines
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In the U.S., federal programs are accelerating the meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) technology and encouraging greater standardization in how governmental public health agencies (PHAs) establish surveillance data partnerships with… read more… facilitates a national task force, known as the Stage 2 MU Public Health Reporting Requirements Task Force, which … facilitates a national task force, known as the Stage 2 MU Public Health Reporting Requirements Task Force, which …