{"id":15167,"date":"2014-12-05T12:42:28","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T17:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.carecloud.com\/?p=15167"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:49:11","slug":"strategies-navigate-meaningful-use-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/strategies-navigate-meaningful-use-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategies to Navigate Meaningful Use in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meaningful Use changing requirements, shifting deadlines, and all-or-nothing criteria for incentive payments could create more confusion and frustration for physicians in 2015.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s a well-meaning physician or practice manager to do?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Start by making sure your EHR is 2014 certified for Meaningful Use. If it\u2019s not, you will not qualify for Meaningful Use in 2015. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology provides a searchable list of certified EHRs<\/strong> that meet the requirements.<\/p>\n

Next, learn some additional EHR strategies outlined in the report Making the Most of Meaningful Use: Why Choosing the Right EHR Matters.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tactics include:<\/h2>\n

* Demonstrate patient engagement easier with an EHR that fully integrates with a patient portal<\/p>\n

* Adapt more quickly to industry changes by choosing a modern, agile EHR vendor<\/p>\n

Ready for more? Get CareCloud\u2019s free report<\/strong><\/a> \u2018Making the Most of Meaningful Use: Why Choosing the Right EHR Matters.\u2019<\/em> Learn how to effectively position your practice to prepare for Meaningful Use changes in 2015 and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meaningful Use changing requirements, shifting deadlines, and all-or-nothing criteria for incentive payments could create more confusion and frustration for physicians in 2015. What\u2019s a well-meaning physician or practice manager to do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[118,63,119,89],"class_list":["post-15167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growth","tag-certified-ehr","tag-meaningful-use","tag-medicare","tag-patient-portal"],"yoast_head":"\nStrategies to Navigate Meaningful Use in 2015 - Continuum<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Technology can ease challenges with Meaningful Use in 2015. 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