Meaningful Use Public Comment Summary final 508

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Summary of Public Comments on Meaningful Use of Health IT September 14, 2009 FINAL Summary of Public Comments on Meaningful Use of Health IT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Scope of the Meaningful Use Definition .............................................................................................. 3 2.1 Recurring Themes ..................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Increased Emphasis on Specialty Care .................................................................................... 5 2.3 Other Considerations for Defining Scope ..................................................................................5 3.0 Meaningful Use Timeline ..................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Academic Organizations ............................................................................................................ 6 3.2 Government Organizations ........................................................................................................ 6 3.3 ...