Meaningful Use and Set of Standards release by the ONC 1st looks
In the 556 page report on Electronic Health Record Incentive Program aka Meaningful Use released today here are the mentions of certain terms
- patient 895 times
- pharmacist 0 times
- physician 179 times
- pharmacy or pharmacies 4 times
- nurse 39 times
- medication 110 times
- drug 59 times
- safety 14 times
- CPOE 92 times
- bar code 0 times
- medication administration 0 times
- Snomed CT 10 times
- Decision Support 32 times
In the Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology
- RxNorm 20 times (in for Stage 2, LOINC in Stage 1)
Much more later
Comments
Same old song, NQF, MU Matrix
I had similar observations with the NQF and Meaningful Use Matrix at our Midyear Exec Meeting. It was sad to see how many times medication is mentioned, and how few times pharmacist was used. We have lots of work to do if we are going to be involved in what this country deems meaningful patient care.