First Look at ‘Meaningful Use”
Joseph Goedert of Health Data Management reported today on releases from a work group of the federal HIT Policy committee. While not offering a specific definition, the work group issued a “framework for definition” and a matrix of Health Outcomes Policy Priorities, Care Goals, Objectives, and Measures they hope to achieve from 2011 through 2015.

Links to reporting, HIT Policy Committee site, and the two key documents
HDM Reporting: First Look at Meaningful Use
http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/meaningful_use-38487-1.html

iHealthBeat reporting: Panel Offers Initial Criteria for Defining “Meaningful Use”
http://www.ihealthbeat.org/Articles/2009/6/16/Panel-Offers-Initial-Criteria-for-Defining-Meaningful-Use.aspx#

HIMSS brief reporting: HIT Policy Committee Reveals the ‘First Draft’ of Meaningful Use and Requests Public Comment
http://himss.org/ASP/ContentRedirector.asp?ContentID=69358&type=HIMSSNewsItem

HIMSS Summary of Recommendations: Written by Jonathan French, HIMSS Manager of Federal Affairs
http://www.himss.org/advocacy/d/MeaningfulUseSummaryPublicComment.pdf?src=winews20090617 (pdf)

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
Health IT Policy Committee site:
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1269&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=1&mode=2&in_hi_userid=10741&cached=true

“Meaningful Use: A Definition”  Recommendations from HIT Policy ‘Meaningful Use’ Workgroup
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_11113_872720_0_0_18/Meaningful%20Use%20Preamble.pdfeaningful Use: A Definition”

Meaningful Use Matrix proposed by Meaningful Use Workgroup
Summarizes Health Outcomes Policy Priorities, Care Goals, Annual Objectives and Measures 2011 through 2015
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_11113_872719_0_0_18/Meaningful%20Use%20Matrix.pdf (pdf)

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