Stage 1 Cornerstones to Stage 2 Communications

Today's post is simply a pointer to a worthwhile reminder well said. Read Mike Jenkins, "MU stage 1 is the cornerstone of a much larger change". 

Here's the short version:

Meaningful Use stage one is not about direct savings.  Instead, this is building the stage for real reform down the road. ...

The HITECH Act and Meaningful Use stage one are about moving a lot of physicians from paper to online.  The goal here isn’t to realize an immediate improvement in outcomes, but to lay the foundation for these improvements.  Stage two is released and, guess what, it builds the walls.  Meaningful Use stage two is about moving this data out of the physicians’ offices and hospitals and making it available electronically to patients who can then transport it to other physicians and hospitals in a format that can be readily consumed.  

With such a plethora of information on the healthcare changes that we naturally want to resist anyway, it's easy to get shortsighted and myopic. One of our goals is to help you keep your eye on the big picture, moving forward knowing that you can reach the goal line way ahead of the pack. We help forward-thinking eye doctors win in the new healthcare game.

Alistair Jackson