Meaningful Use : Achieve it by value transformation
With the current mandates the use of electronic health records (EHRs) is inevitable for providers organizations which will improve the decision making for the clinician and outcomes.
But inevitability does not mean easy transition and change . Providers need to view this transition as investment in technology , change in processes, technology adoption, training and minor productivity adjustments to see significant improvements in over all care coordination/delivery process and outcomes.
But with this change it is imperative for a provider organization to balance the investment and incentive equation by assessing current capability, MU stage 1 compliance and also take into consideration that the stage 2 compliance requirements are going to be much more stricter and higher in number. They must take care of defining this transformation by defining appropriate operational & clinical levers (that shall define their measurable core metrics ) tied to various outcomes which would lead into the process changes , then deploy the appropriate (certified)EHR technology and measure the outcomes. The operational & clinical levers shall help in defining holistic view of the metrics encompassing the Meaningful Use measures and shall also set the stage for the various MU stages. This process shall yield the maximum value as providers shall define the metrics , redesign organizational processes which shall be tuned much before to the technology deployment, which shall result in much more productivity gains and benefit the provider organization by maximizing their ROI and clinical outcomes.
