In health care reform Is at the man focus of lowering the cost to make care more affordable and Improvement In the quality of care patients receive.
The transition to electronic health records for the last couple years have been driven by offered Incentives through the government. As the time pass by the popularity of electronic health record system Increase more and more.HER Systems Involvement with government health care reforms In 2010 Financial Incentives were aligned to encourage the adoption of HER. To further support the transition to HER funds were also provided to train health care professionals on how to use HER in a meaningful manner. The incentives decline every year until 201 5 when it will then be mandatory.
After the deadline of 2015 not being in compliance will result in being penalized financially. In order to receive the incentives there are very specific guidelines and requirements that must be fulfilled.Some examples of requirements are HER systems that record (body mass index), patient demographics, as well as 40% of prescriptions must be submitted electronically. Systems involvement with government health care reforms in 2011 The reporting year begins for eligible professions on January . Medicare incentive program registration began in January . In April Attestation began.
In May Payments began. July was the last day for eligible hospitals to begin their 90 day reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use for the Medicare incentive program.September was the last day of reporting year ends for eligible hospitals. October 1 SST was the last day for eligible professionals to begin their 90 day reporting period for calendar year 2011. December the reporting year ends for eligible professions. Out of 57% of office based physicians that were using HER systems only 34% met the criteria to receive Incentives.
() ETHER Systems Involvement with government health care reforms In 2013 According to the By this time fifty percent of doctors and eighty percent of hospitals were receiving Incentives for using meaningfully.Before the encouragement of to HER by president Obama only seventeen percent of physicians were using It. (U. S.
Department of Health & Human Services) It was predicted by the congressional budget office that "the federal government will be saving close to twelve billion by converting to electronic health Department of Health & Human Services) Hoist, Shun-Juju, and Esther Hint. "Electronic Health Record Systems and Intent to Apply for Meaningful Use Incentives Among Office-based Physician Practices. " Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 07 Mar. 012. Web.
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