Meaningful Use and the EHR

For the past year, we have been hearing about the "carrot" approach by the U.S. government to increase the meaningful use of EHRs within our national healthcare system.  The 2009 economic stimulus package provided Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments to clinicians who adopted clinical decision support into their workflow.  We are now starting to gather metrics regarding what this actually means to EHR vendors and healthcare providers.

According to a 2010 survey by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, a little more than half (50.7%) of office-based physicians in the U.S. reported using EHRs in their practices. This is an increase from 48.3% physician EHR use in 2009.

The physician EHR usage incentives appear to be working as shown by the 2010 increase in usage. Are you an EHR vendor trying to capitalize on this growth trend within the healthcare industry?  If so, Lexicomp can help you get your EHR system to the market faster and with better data for clinical decision support.  Whether you are seeking drug databases, drug nomenclature, duplicate therapy checking, or dosage range checking capabilities, Lexicomp has your solution.  Contact Lexicomp today and you'll be one step closer to launching your EHR system!