The Meaningful Use Bait and Switch

Anyone who has gone through the rigors of college and advanced graduate studies can appreciate the value of cramming. Actually, this value is largely understood to be short-lived, with the crammer retaining the information — which has been so superficially absorbed — only until “pencils down” is called. While cramming may have its shortcomings, people don’t usually identify it as a dangerous practice. But cramming to qualify for electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use is dangerous. Read the rest of this column at Information Week …