RamaOnHealthcare September 30, 2015
Health information exchange groups widely blame the federal EHR incentive program for making it too difficult for doctors and hospitals to digitally share patient information according to a GAO report made available to Bloomberg BNA Sept. 28.
The report, requested by Senate Republicans, was an analysis of interviews with officials from 18 health information exchange organizations. Those officials told Government Accountability Office that the meaningful use program has diverted resources and attention away from efforts to improve the interoperability of electronic health records and hindered exchange initiatives.
The government watchdog also found that exchange organizations don’t believe that the meaningful use program will ultimately help improve the interoperability of EHRs, which is a major goal of the program.
The meaningful...
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