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About 85% of health care providers believe their EMR products will help them qualify for "meaningful use" under the federal economic stimulus package, according to a survey from research firm KLAS.

About 85% of health care providers believe their EMR products will help them qualify for "meaningful use" under the federal economic stimulus package, according to a new survey from research firm KLAS, Healthcare IT News reports.

For the report, KLAS interviewed more than 1,400 health care providers about their experiences with EHR products from 26 vendors. The survey asked the providers whether they thought their EHRs would meet the preliminary meaningful use recommendations issued by the Health IT Policy Committee.

The survey found that health care providers using athenahealth, Epic and NextGen EHR products had the highest confidence that their systems would meet the meaningful use requirements.

Providers using Amazing Charts and SRS soft technologies reported the lowest confidence in their EHR systems. The report also noted that many respondents are concerned that their EHR systems will fall short of the meaningful use requirements for Health data exchange; Patient access to medical records; and Quality reporting.

Source: KLAS

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