Healthcare leaders at a forum hosted by the Markle Foundation on April 30th discussed the just released 2009 report “Achieving the Health Objectives under ARRA: A Framework for Meaningful Use and Certified or Qualified EHR”. The document examines how the meaningful use of EHRs can be accomplished when qualifying for CMS incentives under ARRA.
A diverse group of consumer, business, and health organizations under the auspices of Markle Connecting for Health worked together to provide the input to the document. The goal was to set a strategic course for the health IT provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)