Provide an overview of the Meaningful Use program and an analysis of the implications for nurses, nursing, national health policy, patient outcomes, and population health associated with the collection and use of Meaningful Use core criteria. Recommend additional core criteria not presently identified for Meaningful Use collection in Stages 1 or 2 (lists of criteria may be found at cms.gov) that you feel would be beneficial for nurses, nursing, monitoring population health, setting national health policies, and/or improvements in patient outcomes or population health, providing your evidence for your recommendations. If you feel that no additional criteria are necessary, provide your evidence-based rationale for your argument. Conclude with insights gained from this assignment. A minimum of three outside scholarly resources are required�texts may be cited but are NOT included among the minimum of three outside scholarly resources.
Guidelines:
Introduction -Introduction establishes the purpose of the paper and names parts of the paper.
Overview of Meaningful Use -Provides an overview of the Meaningful Use program.
Analysis -Analyzes the implications of Meaningful Use core criteria.
Meaningful Use Recommendations -Provides evidence-based recommendations for the collection of additional criteria Or for why no additional criteria are felt to be necessary.
Conclusion -Concluding statements summarize the analysis and recommendations as well as the insights gained during the assignment
