While the meaningful use debate rages on, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have opened the proposed rule on the EHR incentive programs – which includes the definition of meaningful use and other requirements for qualifying for incentive payments – for public comments.  The deadline for comments is Monday, March 15th, and we’re encouraging folks to weigh in on the good, the bad and the ugly. The more industry can shape how this rule should be shaped, the closer we come to putting the real “meaning” behind meaningful use.

For more information and to submit a comment on the proposed rule, visit the Regulations.gov website. For additional information on the proposed rule, visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Recovery/11_HealthIT.asp.

- Mark Crockett, M.D.