Stage 2 Comparison Table for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs.

Scenario

Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use Standards details how the standards developed by Medicare and Medicaid (and adopted by private insurance companies) detail the governmental push to have all health care facilities connected to a national and international electronic record database by 2014.

As a health care facility manager, complete a 3–4- report defending your position for implementing an electronic records system within your facility.

Visit this government Web site. Click on the PDF titled Stage 1 vs. Stage 2 Comparison Table for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs.

This assignment should provide details for the advantages that your healthcare facility and its personnel will experience with the adoption of the Meaningful Use Standards of an electronic health record (EHR).