National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics hold the first of two days of hearings on the “meaningful use” of electronic health-record systems on April 28. Here’s a report on Day One from Modern Healthcare’s Joseph Conn.
Alternative view
In interview with Lyle Berkowitz, medical director of clinical information systems with the Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group, Joseph Conn of Modern Healthcare notes Berkowitz “is not an electronic health-record systems basher; far from it,” and goes on to listen to what Berkowitz recommends for improving EHRs to meet the needs and goals described in the Stimulus package.
