To complete this assignment, you will need to have reviewed the class lecture on drivers of Health Information Technology.  You will also need to do some research on meaningful use.  Be sure to cite your references properly.

While you certainly may read the final rules as published in the Federal Register, there are easier ways to find the material needed to complete this assignment. (Google is your friend.)

Assignment Instructions

The discussion of drivers of HIT brought out that the HITECH act provided incentives to install electronic medical records.  Not discussed was the concept of meaningful use. 

1. Briefly describe the concept of meaningful use as it relates to the incentives of the HITECH act.  (Doing an adequate job will take at least a couple of long paragraphs.)
2. Summarize the most important specific measurements were required for the first two stages of meaningful use.
3. Describe the process and most important measurements for Stage Three Meaningful use.  Caution: be sure you refer to material that is “current” as of 2017. “Current” does not necessarily mean “published in 2017 or later”; it means “not outdated as of 2017”: no new material(s) superseded the material you refer to.