Let’s Talk Meaningful Use: Laying the Foundation for the Future of Healthcare IT

Reactions among healthcare leaders were swift to the release of the final rule to Stage 3 of meaningful use under the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act, when that release was announced on Oct. 6. Generally, provider leaders were enthusiastic about the streamlining of elements of Stage 3 and the simplification and reduction of process measures required of them, based on first reads of the press release announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday afternoon, though they also expressed the desire to read all the details of the 752-page rule before making definitive judgments.