‘Meaningful use’ reviews show qualification concern
Joseph Conn, HITS staff writer, writes a roundup of comments submitted by a range of organizations on July 2, 2009: Consumer Partnership for e-Health (includes 17 organizations such as AARP, Consumers Union, National Partnership for Women & Families), Federation of American Hospitals,American Hospital Association, 82 medical societies including American Medical Association, Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems, and American Health Information Management Association.

CHIMES adds it Comments on ‘Meaningful Use’
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) President and CEO Rich Correll said in comments dated June 26, 2009, ”given the diversity of (hospital) environments … flexibility in complying with meaningful use is essential to ensure that as many patients as possible reap the benefits of safer, more effective health IT-enabled care.” CHIME  is made up of 1,300 CIOs.
Press release summary.
Full letter and recommendations. (pdf)