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Meaningful Use Of Electronic Health Records For Population Health Management In U.S. Acute Care Hospitals, Niodita Gupta
Meaningful Use Of Electronic Health Records For Population Health Management In U.S. Acute Care Hospitals, Niodita Gupta
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Population health management (PHM) is used to identify the needs of a population and to align strategies to improve the health of the population through care coordination. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 emphasized the meaningful use (MU) of electronic health records (EHRs) to improve clinical and population health outcomes. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 approved the EHRs incentives program for eligible hospitals to demonstrate the MU of EHRs. Further, eligible hospitals which failed to demonstrate the MU of EHRs could face payment adjustments. Given a heightened focus on …