MALVERN, Pa., April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Today,
Siemens Healthcare (NYSE:
SI) applauds its first two health system customers to
successfully attest and achieve Stage 1 Meaningful Use of an
Electronic Health Record, as defined in the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Program. MedCentral
Health System, Mansfield, Ohio, and Riverside Health System,
Newport News, Va., have completed a 90-day reporting period, met
required CMS benchmarks for EHR adoption and have successfully
submitted data to the CMS EHR Incentive Program Web Portal. No
timetable has been provided for the receipt of initial 2011
incentive payments.
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“We are extremely proud of the determination shown by these two
health system customers, and their thousands of clinicians, IT
staff and administrators, who have worked tirelessly to deploy
these systems in a way that is clinically relevant and that
provides an opportunity to deliver transformative patient care,”
said John Glaser, PhD, CEO, Health Services Business Unit, Siemens
Healthcare. “These two customers, along with all the others that
will attest to Meaningful Use, are proving that the type of health
IT adoption that was envisioned as part of the CMS EHR Incentive
Program is achievable. We applaud all those hospitals, health
systems, and eligible providers who are taking these first dramatic
steps.”
On Jan. 3, 2011, CMS officially opened registration for the EHR
Incentive Program for hospitals and eligible providers (EPs). Over
the course of a 90-day reporting period, hospitals and EPs collect
data about compliance with various criteria that show the hospital
or EP has met specific benchmarks (e.g., more than 30% of unique
patients with at least one
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