CSC Report: Top Ten Challenges for Hospitals on Implementing ‘Meaningful Use’
According to CSC, “Much is at stake for U.S. hospitals as they advance the implementation of the inpatient EHR, not just the financial incentives of HITECH, but also the urgent need for the EHR as an enabler of the efficient, reliable, high-quality care that positions the organization to thrive in the future, regardless of the approach to health care reform.” Report offers a concise outline of “meaningful use” requirements for hospitals in addition to the ten ways to benefit from experience of other hospitals, and then restated as ten principles to guide the effort.

Challenges of achieving ‘meaningful use’ daunting, yet plausible
Jeff Byers of HealthImaging.com on October 7, 2009 with later updates provides complete feature on this CSC nine-page report written by Jane Metzger, Erica Drazen, and Beverly Bell.

Joseph Goedert of HealthData Management reported October 8, 2009 “Report Covers ‘Meaningful Use’ Challenges,” bringing this to my attention. Thank you Joseph Goedert.

CSC Report Page: Top Ten Challenges for Hospitals on Implementing Meaningful Use
CSC Report PDF:  Top Ten Challenges for Hospitals on Implementing Meaningful Use (pdf)

HIMSS: Hospitals lagging in IT to meet ‘meaningful use’
Brian Robinson of Government HealthIT reported October 8, 2009  “The study from HIMSS Analytics maps the requirements of the stimulus law to the organization’s own seven-stage EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM). The results identify implementation gaps that need to be bridged if the health care industry is to meet the 2015 targets for meaningful use.” Article in Government HealthIT, which is published by HIMSS, gives a good overview of study.

HIMSS Analytics Study (pdf)
The State of  U.S. Hospitals Relative to
Achieving Meaningful Use Measurements (pdf)
by Michael W. Davis, Executive Vice President, HIMSS Analytics