Integration and Meaningful Use: Customer Survey Results

Wed, 3/19/2014 - 8:47amRob Brull0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6};
At the monthly Corepoint Health User Group meeting last week, participants responded to a survey regarding utilization of Corepoint Integration Engine for integration related to Meaningful Use. The survey results indicate a preference for provider facilities to utilize an integration engine for Meaningful Use objectives illustrated in the above graph.
Three-quarters of the respondents indicated that they are using the integration engine when returning electronic results to a physician. This is a new menu objective for eligible hospitals in Meaningful Use Stage 2. The criteria states that eligible hospitals must provide structured electronic lab results to eligible professionals more than 20% of the time.
Interesting note: In a 2013 Health Affairs report, titled, “Hospital Electronic Health Information Exchange Grew Substantially In 2008–12,” which included survey data from 2,836 hospitals, 53% of hospitals exchanged lab results in 2012. Last week’s survey shows that up to 75% of Corepoint Health customers are exchanging this data.
Up to two-thirds of the Corepoint Health survey participants use the integration engine for public health reporting related to Meaningful Use. These objectives were already in place in Stage 1 of Meaningful Use, and providers must continue to demonstrate successf...

Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - March 19, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: rob.brull at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs