Anthony Guerra, founder/editor, hsCIO.com
If ever the expression “the devil’s in the details” was called for, it’s around meaningful use. In fact, the words seem tailor made for the program. That much was made crystal clear during testimony last week by those who’ve made inroads toward meeting requirements which sometimes behave like slippery eels when grasped. Read the rest of this column at Information Week …
Anthony,
Ah, finally someone else is pointing to the emperor’s clothes, or lack thereof.
First, ONC is doing what bureaucrats do best. Fight for survival. Spin the message so all believe things are going swimmingly. As an example, those stats that Blumenthal quotes only include doc practices with 5 or more docs. That ignores about 15,000 practices and the most likely ones to not attempt the MU gauntlet.
Secondly, as I have been crying for over a year…why worry? If a doc misses MU they are going to reduce his annual Medicare MB Adjustment, which today still stands somewhere between ZERO and MINUS 25%! See: A Meaningful Ruse
http://www.kelzongroup.com/meaningful_ruse.html
Frank Poggio
President
The Kelzon Group