Is your medical organization ready for Stage 2 Meaningful Use? Medical organizations have an opportunity to benefit from financial incentives offered through the government by meeting the requirements of Stage 2 Meaningful Use.

When you cast your eyes over the waiting room at your medical organization, imagine how much happier they would be if you could save them time and effort when interacting with your staff.

In an effort to boost efficiency and process patients more quickly while saving money, Medicaid and Medicare are offering financial incentives to medical providers who meet the criteria for Stage 2 Meaningful Use.

Managers of medical practices across the nation are seeing an improvement in their bottom line and increased efficiencies for their employees thanks to the use of electronic health record software. Saving money and being able to see more patients more quickly is often sufficient justification for going with an EHR system.

Medical organizations that do work with Medicaid and Medicare are eligible for significant discounts when they comply with the U.S. Government’s meaningful use criteria. “Meaningful use” involves using certified electronic health record software in a meaningful way to save time and work more efficiently while also protecting sensitive patient data.

As the manager or owner of a thriving medical practice, you may already have some experience using electronic heath record software to streamline workflow at your facility, cut down on errors and improve patient care.

Many medical practices have been making an effort to demonstrate Meaningful Use with certified electronic health record software in order to receive financial incentives from the Medicaid and Medicare programs.

The following is an excerpt from the ebook, "The Complete Guide to Electronic Health Records Software". The ebook covers a variety of information pertaining to EHR software, including vendor stability, common mistakes made during implementation, and how meaningful use can help your practice.

Here is a sneak peek into our whitepaper, "The Beginner's Guide to EHR Meaningful Use."

When trying to qualify for incentive payments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), it is not enough for a provider to demonstrate eligibility for the program and to attest that they are using approve electronic medical records (EHR) software. In order to receive CMS incentive payments, providers must show Meaningful Use (MU) of health information technology. Meaningful use refers to the standards and requirements established by CMS for providers to show that they are using EHR to collect relevant patient health information, sharing it with other providers, and using the information to improve patient health outcomes.