Meaningful Use as a catalyst for performance management
Blog Post by Charles Podesta, SVP & CIO at Fletcher Allen Healthcare
As a participant of the October 21, 2010 webinar entitled "Meaningful Use a Catalyst for Enterprise Performance Management" I was struck by the high number of participants that planned on using MU as a catalyst to a higher performing organization (good thing) and the high number of participants that thought it was going to be a real stretch for their organization to get to Stage 1 MU (bad thing). This dynamic tells me that healthcare IT professionals want to do the right thing but may not have the resources to pull it off. IT professionals should take the opportunity to make the case that meeting Stage 1 MU goes far beyond getting a stimulus check and avoiding penalties in 2015. I believe that Infosys' HEPM methodology can assist healthcare IT professionals not only with the approval process but also to give comfort to the CEO and board that it's achievable. I view partnering with Infosys as an insurance policy for your organization. The risk to your organization's future of not meeting stage 1 MU is greater than the effort and resources required to get the job done. The bar will be higher with Stage 2,3 and beyond and the costs will be greater. This is not the time to take a wait and see attitude. Your organization's future is in your hands.
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Thanks!
Chuck.
