Of the 60 healthcare executives who responded to the survey, 67 percent said achieving meaningful use of inpatient e-health record systems was ther immediate top priority, while 90 percent said achieving meanginful use was among their two highest priorities. Thirty-one percent of non-IT executives said preparing for new payment models was their top priority, compared to only three percent of IT executives.
Forty-two percent of healthcare executives named helping their owned and affiliated physicians meet meaningful use compliance as their second-highest priority.
Read the CSC report on meaningful use.
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