The dominating subject at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference, held in March in Atlanta, was clearly the “meaningful use” of health information technology. Considering the fact that billions of dollars in federal stimulus subsidies are attached to the term, it should come as no surprise that meaningful use was such a hot topic.
Original estimates said the federal government could pay between $14 billion and $27 billion to help subsidize healthcare provider investments in health information technology.. But according to a ModernHealthcare article covering HIMSS, the best thinking at the conference was the total amount would be between $22 and $23 billion.
Despite the money talk, according to the article, HIMSS conference chairman Barry Chaiken tried to return the focus from money to the more important matter of patient care.
With patient care at the top of the list, Chaiken urged attendees to help create demand for healthcare IT products by creating systems and applications that physicians want to use, rather than just meeting the minimum demands of the federal money. Improving patient care and efficiency are key when it comes to electronic systems that are appealing to physicians.
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