Meaningful Use refers to: a. receiving the EHR incentive payments for

QUESTION

Meaningful Use refers to:

a. receiving the EHR incentive payments for Meaningful Use.
b. meeting all the Meaningful Use criteria.
c. leveraging the EHR to facilitate practice and payment change for healthcare transformation.
d. attesting to Meaningful Use.

ANSWER:

ANS: C
Meaningful Use is determining how to leverage the EHR implementation to accomplish other goals in an organization beyond just meeting the Meaningful Use criteria. It is not just doing the minimum and checking the Meaningful Use criteria off, but using the implementation process to create other changes needed for healthcare reform.