Meaningful use most helpful for routine care: survey

Healthcare DIVE January 29, 2018
Les Masterson

Dive Brief:

• The federal meaningful use program created a “significant practice burden without clear benefits to patient care,” but policymakers should drill down into the different aspects of MU and figure out what’s working and what needs improving, according to a report in the JAMIA.
• A 2015 survey of 480 family physicians found that 18 of 31 MU criteria were considered useful for more than half of patient encounters, with 13 of those useful for more than two-thirds. Thirteen were useful for less than half of patient encounters, and four were deemed burdensome.
• The study authors said MU Stage 1 criteria were the most beneficial for physicians. This stage related to basic or routine care. Physicians felt Stage 2,...

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