AHIMA's Meaningful Use [The White Paper Series]
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American Health Information Management Association. (2010, July 28). Meaningful Use [The White Paper Series]. Journal of AHIMA.

• Paper 1: Overview of the Meaningful Use Final Rule.
• Paper 2: Meaningful Use-- Provider Requirements.
• Paper 3: Meaningful Use--Incentive Payments and Program Requirements.
• Paper 4: Meaningful Use and EHR Certification.
• Paper 5a: Measures Reporting for Eligible Providers.
• Paper 5b: Measures Reporting for Eligible Hospitals.
• Paper 6a: Clinical Quality Measures for Providers.
• Paper 6b: Clinical Quality Measures for Hospitals.
• Paper 7: Qualifying for Meaningful Use. (September 22, 2010)
• Paper 8: Preparing for Meaningful Use. (September 22, 2010)
  

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Articles

• Adler, K. G. (2007). How to Successfully Navigate Your EHR Implementation. Family Practice Management, 14, 33–39. []
• American Academy of Family Physicians Center for Health IT. (2005, March 8). Brief Report of the AAFP's EHR Pilot Project: Key Learnings from Six Small Family Practices. []
• Baron, R. J., Fabens E. L., Schiffman, M., & Wolf, E. (2005). Electronic Health Records: Just Around the Corner? or Over the Cliff? Annals of Internal Medicine, 143, 222-226.
• Bates, D. W. & Gawande, A. A.(2003). Patient Safety: Improving Safety with Information Technology. The New England Journal of Medicine, 348, 2526-2534. []
• Bates, D. W., et al. (2003). Ten Commandments for Effective Clinical Decision Support: Making the Practice of Evidence-Based Medicine a Reality. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 10(6), 523–530. []
• Berger, R. G. & Kichak, J. P. (2004). Computerized Physician Order Entry: Helpful or Harmful? Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 11, 100-103. []
• Blumenthal, D. & Tavenner, M. (2010). The "Meaningful Use" Regulation for Electronic Health Records. The New England Journal of Medicine, 363, 501- 504.
• Chen, C., Garrido, T., Chock, D., et al. (2009). The Kaiser Permanente Electronic Health Record: Transforming and Streamlining Modalties of Care [Abstract]. Health Affairs, 28, 323-333.
• Crocker, J., et al. (2009). Physician Practice Check-Up: Assessing a Practice's Readiness for Electronic Health Records. Journal of AHIMA, 80(8), 20-24.
• DesRoches, C. M., et al.. (2008, July 3). Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care — A National Survey of Physicians. The New England Journal of Medicine, 359, 50-60. []
• Edsall, R. L. & Adler, K. G. (2008). User Satisfaction with EHRs: Report of a Survey of 422 Family Physicians. Family Practice Management, 15(2), 25-32. []
• Edsall, R. L. & Adler, K. G. (2009). The 2009 EHR User Satisfaction Survey: Responses from 2,012 Family Physicians. Family Practice Management. []
• Eslami, S., Abu-Hanna, A., & de Keizer, N. F. (2007). Evaluation of Outpatient Computerized Physician Medication Order Entry Systems: A Systematic Review [Abstract]. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 14, 400-406.
• Gans, D., Kralewski, J., Hammons, T., & Dowd, B. (2005). Medical Groups’ Adoption of Electronic Health Records And Information Systems. Health Affairs, 24(5) 1323-1333. []
• Garg, A. X., et al. (2005). Effects of Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems on Practitioner Performance and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review. JAMA, 293, 1223-1238. []
• Garrido, T., et al. (2005). Effect of Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care: Retrospective, Serial, Cross Sectional Study. BMJ, 12(330), 7491-7581. []
• HIMSS. (2010). Meaningful Use, Certification Criteria and Standards, and HHS Certification Process.
• Hsieh, T. C., et al. Characteristics and Consequences of Drug Allergy Alert Overrides in a Computerized Physician Order Entry System [Abstract]. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 11, 482-491.
• Institute of Medicine. (1997). The Computer-Based Patient Record: An Essential Technology for Health Care, Rev. ed. [Electronic Version].
• Jha, A. K., DesRoches, C. M., Campbell, E. G., et al. (2009). Use of Electronic Health Records in U.S. Hospitals. The New England Journal of Medicine, 360(16), 1-11. []
• Jones, S., Adams, J., Schneider, E., Ringel, J., & McGlynn, E. (2010). Electronic Health Record Adoption and Quality Improvement in US Hospitals. The American Journal of Managed Care, 16(12 Special No.), SP64-SP71. []
• Kawamoto, K., Houlihan, C. A., Balas, E. A., & Lobach, D. F. (2005). Improving Clinical Practice Using Clinical Decision Support Systems: A Systematic Review of Trials to Identify Features Critical to Success. BMJ, 330, 765-772. []
• Kibbe, D. C. (2010). A Physicians Guide to the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: The Basics. Family Practice Management. []
• Koppel, R., et al. (2005). Role of Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems in Facilitating Medication Errors. JAMA, 293(10), 1197-1203. []
• Kuperman, G. J., & Gibson, R. F. (2003). Computer Physician Order Entry: Benefits, Costs and Issues [Abstract]. Annals of Internal Medicine, 139(1), 31-39.
• Lee, B. J., & Forbes, K. (2009). The Role of Specialists in Managing the Health of Populations with Chronic Disease: The Example of Chronic Kidney Disease. BMJ, 339, 2395.
• LeGrow, G., Eschner, J., Drazen, E., Solomon, J., & Sailor, R. (2000). ASPs: An Executive Report: Are Application Service Providers Ready for Prime Time? Oakland, CA: California HealthCare Foundation. []
• Medical Group Management Association. (2011). Electronic health records: Status, needs and lessons, 2011 report based on 2010 data. Englewood, CO: Medical Group Management Association.[]
• Miller, R., & Sim, I. (2004). Physicians’ Use of Electronic Medical Records: Barriers and Solutions. Health Affairs, 23(2), 116-126. []
• Miller, R., et al. (2005). The Value of Electronic Health Records in Solo or Small Group Practices. Health Affairs, 24(5), 1127- 1137.
• O'Malley, A. S., Grossman, J. M., Cohen, G. R., et al. (2009). Are Electronic Medical Records Helpful for Care Coordination? Experiences of Physician Practices. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(3), 177-185. []
• Romano, M. J., & Stafford, R. S. (2011). Electronic Health Records and Clinical Decision Support Systems: Impact on National Ambulatory Care Quality. Archives of Internal Medicine. Advance online publication. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.527
• Shah, N. R., et al. (2006). Improving Acceptance of Computerized Prescribing Alerts in Ambulatory Care [Abstract]. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 13(1), 5-11.
• Spikol, L. (2005). Purchasing an Affordable Electronic Health Record. Family Practice Management. []
• Sujansky & Associates, LLC. (2006). An Evaluation of VistA-Office EHR in the Small Practice Setting: Functional Performance, Economic Costs, and Implementation/Support Processes. []
• Terry, K. (2005). Exclusive Survey: EHR Adoption. Medical Economics.
• Valdes, I. (2008). Free and Open Source Software in Healthcare 1.0. Bethesda, MD: American Medical Informatics Association. []
• Wolfstadt, J. I., Gurwitz, J. H., Field, T. S, et al. (2008). The Effect of Computerized Physician Order Entry with Clinical Decision Support on the Rates of Adverse Drug Events: A Systematic Review [Abstract]. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(4), 451-458.
• Wright, A., Sittig, D. F., Ash, J. S., et al. (2009). Clinical Decision Support Capabilities of Commercially-available Clinical Information Systems [Abstract]. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 16, 637- 644.
• Yu, F. B., Menachemi, N., Berger, E. S., et al. (2009). Full Implementation of Computerized Physician Order Entry and Medication-Related Quality Outcomes: A Study of 3,364 Hospitals. American Journal of Medical Quality, 24(4), 278-286.

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Documents

• Hoyt, R. E. (2010). Ambulatory Electronic Health Records 2010: Sizzle or Fizzle? []
• Part II - Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Proposed Rule, 75 Fed. Reg.(proposed Jan.13, 2010) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pt. 412, et al.).
• Part III - Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology; Interim Final Rule, 75 Fed. Reg.(proposed Jan.13, 2010) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pt. 170).

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Evaluation Tools & References

• Adler, K.G. (2005). How to Select an Electronic Health Record System. Family Practice Management, 12(2), 55-62.: This guide contains an RFP outline, EHR demonstration rating form, questions to ask EHR references, and a vendor rating tool.[]
• AmericanEHR Partners: EHR/EMR vendor ratings, resources & comparison tools
• bcc:'s EMR Guide for Small and Mid-Size Practices []
• Black Book Rankings: 2011 Top EMR & EHR Vendors
• EHRScope.com: Search Engine
• Foundation for eHealth Initiative: Health Initiative EHR Master Quotation Guide []
• Texas Medical Association. (2009). Electronic Medical Record Implementation Guide: The Link to a Better Future (2nd ed.). []

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Links

• AHRQ: Health IT Bibliography: Electronic Health Records
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: The EHR Incentive Program
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Attestation for EHR Incentive Programs
• Composite Health Care System II (CHCS II): Medical Web Tutorials
• The Computer Based Record: An Essential Technology for Health Care
• EHR Decisions
• EHR Implementation Articles
• California HealthCare Foundation: Electronic Health Record Deployment Techniques
• EMRMatch: ASP Versus Local Installation Quick Comparison Chart
• Informatics-Review: Clinical Decision Support Systems Links
• Journal of AHIMA Physicians & EHRs: A Bibliography
• Key Capabilities of an Electronic Health Record System: Letter Report.Committee on Data Standards for Patient Safety
• The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC): Certified Health IT Product List
• The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC): Regulations & Guidance
• WorldVistA

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Vendors

• Amazing Charts
• eClinicalWorks
• NaviNet
• PracticeFusion
• SOAPware EMR Solutions

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Updated May 13, 2011