We're suddenly into a very exciting 2012. Why? At our company at least, the news of successful attestations began trickling in before the old year was done. 90 days from October 3 brought us right to the door of the new year. It'll be very interesting to see the numbers, the announcements and press releases that emerge as the 2011 Meaningful Use statistics get tabulated.
Predictions anyone? I predict a new wave of hope and belief in Health Care Reform. The naysayers have had their day and the facts are now all but undeniable: reform is here, it's here to stay and it has come to eye care as well.
There's another reason to get excited about 2012. Every vendor that's going to be a certified EHR player has now been through the first wave. With the early adopter phase behind us, we're all more prepared for the second wave. We've smoothed out the wrinkles, we've created our supporting documents and resources and we've achieved the desired result: money in the pockets of customers who believed in us and took those first steps.
2012 will not be without its new frontiers however. We're over the Stage 1 EHRs hump but here comes the HIE hump. We've proven the case for EHRs but now need to get communicating at a whole new level, the statewide level. 2012 will be the year when Health Information Exchanges appear at center field and certified users will start demanding to play ball in the big leagues.
Alistair Jackson, M.Ed.
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