Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology Is Managing Information

JAMA ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 304 (1) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Baron
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Meaningful Use

scholarly journals Meaningful use of health information technology and declines in in-hospital adverse drug events

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 729-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael F Furukawa ◽  
William D Spector ◽  
M Rhona Limcangco ◽  
William E Encinosa
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Adverse Drug Events ◽  
Meaningful Use ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Medicare Patient ◽  
Lower Odds ◽  
Random Intercept ◽  
Safety Monitoring System

Abstract Objective: Nationwide initiatives have promoted greater adoption of health information technology as a means to reduce adverse drug events (ADEs). Hospital adoption of electronic health records with Meaningful Use (MU) capabilities expected to improve medication safety has grown rapidly. However, evidence that MU capabilities are associated with declines in in-hospital ADEs is lacking. Methods: Data came from the 2010–2013 Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System and the 2008–2013 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics Database. Two-level random intercept logistic regression was used to estimate the association of MU capabilities and occurrence of ADEs, adjusting for patient characteristics, hospital characteristics, and year of observation. Results: Rates of in-hospital ADEs declined by 19% from 2010 to 2013. Adoption of MU capabilities was associated with 11% lower odds of an ADE (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84–0.96). Interoperability capability was associated with 19% lower odds of an ADE (95% CI, 0.67- 0.98). Adoption of MU capabilities explained 22% of the observed reduction in ADEs, or 67,000 fewer ADEs averted by MU. Discussion: Concurrent with the rapid uptake of MU and interoperability, occurrence of in-hospital ADEs declined significantly from 2010 to 2013. MU capabilities and interoperability were associated with lower occurrence of ADEs, but the effects did not vary by experience with MU. About one-fifth of the decline in ADEs from 2010 to 2013 was attributable to MU capabilities. Conclusion: Findings support the contention that adoption of MU capabilities and interoperability spurred by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act contributed in part to the recent decline in ADEs.

scholarly journals Sustaining "Meaningful Use" of Health Information Technology in Low-Resource Practices

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Green ◽  
G. Potworowski ◽  
A. Day ◽  
R. May-Gentile ◽  
D. Vibbert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Meaningful Use ◽  
Low Resource

scholarly journals The Impact of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act on Clinical Pharmacy and Computerized Provider Order Entry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Bailey Deglow ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Meaningful Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Clinical Pharmacists

The Health Information Technology for Clinical and Economic Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 encouraged the meaningful use of the electronic health record (EHR) by health care providers in the United States. “Meaningful use” monetary incentives were offered by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for health care providers who met standards of documenting in and using the EHR. While clinical pharmacists typically work in clinics and hospitals in the United States, they were not considered eligible professionals who could receive incentives for using the EHR. There is a great deal of literature regarding the use of the EHR by eligible professionals, but not by ineligible professionals like clinical pharmacists. One way that clinical pharmacists assist in meaningful use criteria is by developing computerized provider order entries (CPOEs). The purpose of this study is to assess the perception and use of CPOEs by clinical pharmacists.

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