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September 5, 2012 | Issue Brief
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule on the Stage 2 Meaningful Use criteria that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet to qualify as meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs) and receive incentive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act spurred adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States, through such measures as financial incentives to providers through Medicare and Medicaid and regional extension centers, which provide ongoing technical assistance to practices.
April 3, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF Clinical Scholar Zachary Meisel writes about the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference’s “Life After HITECH: Health IT Policy 2.0” session and the electronic health records debate.
June 9, 2011 | Issue Brief
Data show patients with electronic health records receive more recommended care.
August 30, 2012 | Program Result
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health, and Mathematica Policy Research produced reports and journal articles on the adoption and use of electronic health record systems among physicians and hospitals.
September 28, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief examines electronic health record standards, part of a series of efforts to get doctors and hospitals across the country to adopt EHRs by 2014.
August 24, 2010 | Issue Brief
Hospitals and doctors will soon be eligible for federal incentives to help acquire and use health information technology.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This research concluded that federal policies which encourage "meaningful use" of electronic health records may improve the quality of care across insurance types.
January 25, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The use of electronic health records (EHRs) results in “improved and more efficient nursing care,” according to a study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing). The study, published in the Journal of Nursing ...
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Treating chronic disease among children requires advanced tools to manage information and support decision-making. This article reports on a federally-funded study that assessed the prevalence of electronic health records in children's hospitals.