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>Concern about meeting the meaningful use criteria for EHR is dominating the concerns of health care providers across the country, according to the latest annual IT survey from Modern Healthcare.

Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of EHR s will qualify for federal incentive payments.

The survey found that meaningful use was the most commonly selected priority area, with more than two-thirds of respondents choosing the objective from a list of 19 healthcare IT issues to address during the next two years. Fifty-eight percent of survey respondents selected meaningful use as the top "hot button" issue among a list of 21 possible IT priorities.

The survey also found that about 31% of respondents were unsure about whether they would be able to comply with the meaningful use criteria during the first round of incentive payments starting in 2011.

The survey found that health care providers are concerned about other healthcare IT provisions of the stimulus package. 

The survey also found that participating in a local, regional, or statewide health information exchange was ranked seventh among the top priorities to be addressed in the next two years. Twenty-five percent of respondents listed it as a priority.

In addition, researchers noted that 2% of respondents said a ban on the sale of health care data would have a negative impact on their operations, while 88% said it would have no effect and 10% said it would have a positive effect.

Source : Modern Healthcare

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