Health information technology (HIT) systems have the potential to improve quality, increase access, and reduce costs, yet many health care provider organizations have been hesitant to adopt HIT systems. It can be time consuming and costly to implement these systems and not every implementation has resulted in a good return on investment. To encourage greater adoption of HIT, to support recent health care reform legislation, and to foster HIT’s ability to improve quality, access, and reduce costs many financial incentives are being offered to health care
providers. As a nurse engaged in advanced nursing practice, it is important to be aware of these mandates and opportunities for integrating HIT.
To complete:
1)Write an essay discussing the following :

2)What is meaningful use? 5 points
3)Discuss factors that initiated the development of meaningful use.20 points
4)Discuss ways that healthcare organizations can make the most of their electronic medical record investments in light of meaningful use. – Identify challenges in implementing meaningful use.20 points
5)Explore how meaningful use is being or should be implemented in your organization.20 points
6)Identify barriers to the successful implementation related to meaningful use (consider legal and financial barriers).20 points
7)Identify ethical issues that arise as a result of meaningful use policies.10 points
8) Explore how meaningful use impacts your current or future roles (nursing roles). 5 points