Andy Slavitt puts meaningful use on ice; Read his J.P. Morgan speech transcript

Healthcare IT News January 13, 2016
Henry Powderly

Acting CMS administrator says several programs will change as healthcare industry wades deeper into value-based reimbursement.

Acting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Andy Slavitt on Tuesday shocked many in healthcare when he laid out an aggressive timeline to replace the meaningful use program, a electronic health records mandate and incentive program that healthcare providers put millions into. Slavitt made the remarks at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

Below is the full transcript of his speech, in which, in addition to putting meaningful use on death watch, he touted several new CMS initiatives like the new Next Generation accountable care model:

Thanks for the introduction. Glad to be here and speak about the major policy areas...

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