Author Question: Meaningful Use refers to: a. receiving the EHR incentive payments for Meaningful Use. b. meeting ... (Read 44 times)

nautica902 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Meaningful Use refers to:

a. receiving the EHR incentive payments for Meaningful Use.
b. meeting all the Meaningful Use criteria.
c. leveraging the EHR to facilitate practice and payment change for healthcare transformation.
d. attesting to Meaningful Use.

Question 2

To achieve the goals of the HIMSS Nursing Informatics Position Statement, all nurses should:

a. draft health IT policy.
b. run for political office.
c. participate in advocacy and educational efforts directed to policymakers.
d. develop innovative technologies.

sailorcrescent · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Meaningful Use is determining how to leverage the EHR implementation to accomplish other goals in an organization beyond just meeting the Meaningful Use criteria. It is not just doing the minimum and checking the Meaningful Use criteria off, but using the implementation process to create other changes needed for healthcare reform.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The HIMSS Nursing Informatics Position Statement states that nurse leaders should be knowledgeable and well versed in current public policy initiatives and participate in advocacy and educational efforts directed to policymakers.