“Yes, it’s yet another acronym in healthcare, but an important one at that, especially as Electronic Health Record adoption begins to soar. HHS is close to issuing the final ruling on ‘meaningful use’ criteria, which will set the qualification standards physicians must meet to obtain Federal stimulus dollars for adopting EHR technology.
CCR stands for the Continuity of Care Record (CCR). In the near future, this may be a required document that must be offered to patients after doctor visits, describing what happened at their doctor visit and what will happen next. The proposed ‘meaningful use’ standards include the use and interoperability of CCRs; and therefore, any physician considering purchasing an EHR and seeking Federal incentive payments should enquire about this functionality in potential EHR products.”
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Nicolel, EHR Scope Blog, 12 January 2010
