Downloaded 29 times
Uploaded byPALIO
Hitech Act and How It Impacts EHR
The HITECH Act, signed by President Obama, promotes the adoption of electronic healthcare records (EHR) with a $19.2 billion investment aimed at encouraging 90% of doctors to use EHR meaningfully by 2015. Despite efforts, only 40% of physicians currently use EHR systems, with many not utilizing them effectively, prompting a focus on improving care coordination and healthcare quality. The EHR market is expected to consolidate, and various business models exist for EHR systems, with incentives in place for compliance with the government's standards for meaningful use.
More Related Content
Similar to Hitech Act and How It Impacts EHR
Hitech Act and How It Impacts EHR
- 1.
- 2. The Health InformationTechnology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act)HITECH ACTPresident Barack Obama signed the HITECH Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment ActHITECH is meant to stimulate industry-wide adoption of electronic healthcare records (EHR)HITECH provides $19.2 billion in stimulus moneyThe goal is to encourage 90% of all doctors to be meaningful users of EHRPenalties will begin for late adopters of EHR in 2015
- 3. Only a smallpercentage of physicians are using EHR in their practices4 out of 10 doctors use EHR in their practice2 out of those 4 use EHR systems to its fullest potentialThe remaining physicians are buried under paperworkhttp://www.athenahealth.com/hitech.php
- 4. The HITECH Actaims to…Save More LivesPrivacy and SecurityHITECH ACTMedical CostsMedical ErrorsQuality of Healthcare
- 5. There are significantincentives to adopt EHR starting in 2011Physicians and hospitals must prove meaningful use to receiveincentiveshttp://practicefusion.com/pages/HITECH.html
- 6. Meaningful use asdefined by ONCHITIncentivesRequirementsThe government released a 700-page document outlining meaningful useImprove care coordinationEngage patients and familyImprove population and public healthImprove quality, safety, and efficiencyReduce health disparitiesEnsure privacy and security
- 7.
- 8. The EHR marketplaceis crowded
- 9. As the marketmatures, the EHR market will consolidate to 2 to 3 providersCurrent top 4 providers based on this ranking methodRanked on scale of 1 to 20 (1 = best, 20 = worst)Listed by sum of total scoreGreen box represents “good” score 1 to 4Red box represents “bad” score 17 to 20http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/717818
- 10. Different business modelsexist in the EHR marketplaceFree Web-based EHR system
- 11.
- 12. Purchase $7500/ provider,$4500 each additional
- 13.
- 14.
Editor's Notes
- #3 The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) was officially establishedResponsible for developing EHR standards and defining meaningful use of EHR$20 billion will be invested in Medicare and Medicaid incentives to encourage doctors and hospitals to transition to EHR
- #6 Physicians are eligible for $40,000 to $60,000, and hospitals will be eligible for millions providing they can prove meaningful use of the technologyIncentives will be paid through Medicare and MedicaidMedicaid will provide incentives to federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, and children’s hospitalsAdditionally, low-interest-rate loans are provided
- #12 With eClinicalWorks you can purchase different modules that work together. A practice can start with just the EMR module and eventually come full circle and offer a patient portal, allowing patients access to their medical records online.
- #13 Practice Fusion partnered with Dell to offer an easy and affordable transition to EHR. Based on the size of your practice, Dell has established a package that will come set up with access to Practice Fusion’s free Web-based EHR solution.