The release of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services‘ (CMS) incentive program for the Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHRs) marks a major, positive step forward in the nation‘s efforts to improve health and health care by putting modern information technology (IT) tools at the fingertips of medical professionals and consumers alike.
Markle and its partners offer praise for US Department of Health and Human Services for establishing an important set of priorities and drafting targets that are, in general, both ambitious and staged to enable broad participation.