“I’ve been reading through the new KLAS report which looks at how ambulatory EMRs stack up against the expected meaningful use requirements. Eighty-five percent of healthcare providers believe their ambulatory electronic medical record (EMR) software will enable them meet the 2011 meaningful use deadlines being considered by the federal government, according to the report from KLAS “For Ambulatory EMR: On Track for Meaningful Use?” KLAS interviewed more than 1,400 providers about 26 EMR vendors – in order to assess each solution’s readiness to meet meaningful use requirements, based on the guidance provided by the HIT Policy Committee in July 2009.
Despite the confidence, however, providers also noted a number of functional areas that are still lacking. Foremost among these were EMR reporting tools, patient access to medical records and the ability to share key clinical data.”
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Brian Ahier, Health IT & Healthcare Reform, 7 January 2010
