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In today’s society, the accuracy of health information, the availability of health records, and the professional resources in which one live are vital in decision making for health conditions. Meaningful Use (MU) is a program developed by CMS Medicare and Medicaid that awards, incentives in the health care industry in which the certified electronic health records (EHRs) are used to improve patient care (Practice Fusion, 2016). These incentives are for professionals that care for about 30% of their adult patient volume or 20% of their children’s volume for Medicare and Medicaid patients (CMS, 2016). In addition, adjusting from paper charts to electronic charts of patient’s information is beneficial for MU. Furthermore, the American

Two of these barriers are lack of interoperability (the ability to exchange information) among computer systems and privacy issues. The Markle Foundation fosters collaboration in both private and public sectors through an initiative called Connecting to Health, which seeks to improve patient care by promoting standards for electronic medical information. In addition, the Markle Foundation has provided information and promoted meaningful use and the development of HIEs

My journey in health IT began quite serendipitously more than a dozen years ago. I 'm sure many of you have this same shared experience. A mentor said to me one day, 'hey Jack, I think you 'll be good at this, do you want to go to San Jose to help us with user testing for a new project with IBM? ' Ever since that faithful day, I had been involved in shaping how clinicians interface with information technology and I 'm proud to have played a part in the transformation of health care delivery for my organization.

Meaningful use sets specific objectives that eligible professionals or hospitals must achieve to qualify for the incentives. Incentives will be offered until 2015. Grants for training centers for the personnel required to support the HIT infrastructure were established.

Organizations will have these incentives and programs in place that will seek to improve the over all health of Americans along with the performance of our health care system. “Meaningful Use” through the use of the electronic medical records system will have five areas that they will be focusing on to do just that. These goals consist of;

The American Recovery and Revitalization Act of 2009 brought meaningful use of patient records to help increase the improvement of patient care. With certified electronic health record technology, one goal is to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and to decrease health discrepancies. Some more goals are to get patient and family engaged in their care, continue to improve care coordination, and maintain privacy and security of patient health information. In order to achieve these goals, healthcare facilities must continue to stress the importance of patient engagement and to use the patient portal for healthcare information (“Meaningful Use Definition,” n.d.). Patient engagement is defined as a person’s continued participation in dealing

Meaningful use is used in the EHR system, and it is used to improve quality and safety of healthcare. It improves privacy and can benefit health care management care. The facility that I work at is in the first stage of even getting an EHR system they do not receive any incentive’s, because it is a long-term care faculty. If I was working in a hospital and they wanted to have a meaningful use, they would need 14 core objectives, 5/10 from a set menu of objectives and 15 quality measures.(HEALTHIT.GOV

Meaningful Use is the improvement of the way we deliver healthcare with the use HER. Several areas of patient care can be improved including how engaged the patient’s family can be in the healthcare process, better outcomes in the clinical setting and the empowerment of the patient to see more than they could in a paper chart.

The mission statement or purpose of the American Health Information Management Association, (AHIMA) pertains to “leading the advancement and ethical use of quality health information to promote health and wellness worldwide; and leads the health informatics and information management community to advance professional practice and standards” (the

The goal of meaningful use is to increase the ability to access relevant data, through automation, that will assist in the pursuit of increased quality and safety, while concurrently decreasing the cost of care (Fleming, 2011).

Meaningful use refers to a set of criteria for the EHRs are used provides must meet in order to receive incentive payments. The impact of your role as a medical assistant is to help reduce health disparities. Meaningful use sets specific objectives that eligible professionals and hospitals must achieve to qualify for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Incentive Programs. Meaningful use has 3 stages. These objectives will evolve in three stages over the next five years: 2011-2012 is Stage 1 Data capture and sharing, 2014 Stage 2 Advance clinical processes, and 2016 Stage 3 Improved outcomes.

Thank you for making my practicum rewarding and exciting. I look forward to keeping in touch with you and your staff as I continue in the field of Health Information Technology.

It assists with evidence-based benefits of mental health mobile apps, increase awareness of mHealth and mental health mobile apps, examine the current state of mHealth with the mental health profession, offering solutions for compelling innovation by imparting mental health mobile apps into education, training, and clinical settings. This is where mental health is going presently and into the future. Applying every day technology for positive longterm changes for my clients is what I would like to see more of in my practice. Presently less than 10 percent of my client case load in Mental Health on the Island uses these apps I can see positive results by those that do and will talk more about applying this technology in my

AHS will employ new model of care that will enable us outcomes-oriented and population management focused. To engage our patients in this process through social media in addition to employing unobtrusive sensing methods and we will leverage on these process to reward good behavior.

I am applying for the Master of Professional Studies in Technology Management (Health Information Technology) program at Georgetown University for the summer 2014 session, keeping in mind my future objectives of doing a PhD in Health Information Technology. My desire and enthusiasm for further study and research is motivated by professional goals and intellectual curiosity. I would like to pursue a career in the development of new Health-IT systems, especially remote monitoring technologies, technology-supported translation services, c and self-management tools through mobile technologies that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of information flow in a healthcare setting. I strongly believe the intellectual environment at Georgetown