tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25132358.post1236913402766950356..comments2024-03-25T03:04:17.427-04:00Comments on Curing Healthcare: Toward a Meaningful Definition of Meaningful Use (part 1 of 2)Dr. Steve Bellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193853344152979923noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25132358.post-35220370639166470862009-05-07T12:23:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:23:00.000-04:00In your example of meaningful use, Sab, you descri...In your example of meaningful use, Sab, you describe a form of cognitive support given to a patient. And you’re right, if such cognitive support requires actions to taken by the patient’s healthcare professional, it will not be delivered very often unless the practitioner gets reimbursed for the extra time and effort. Lacking a procedure code means insurance will not pay. The solution: Expanding the CPT codes to include the delivery of cognitive support for the patient.Dr. Steve Bellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193853344152979923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25132358.post-82681459236071271522009-05-06T13:45:00.000-04:002009-05-06T13:45:00.000-04:00Steve, I believe you are on the right track. The ...Steve, I believe you are on the right track. The meaningful use of HIT is what? Might I suggest the following: Information of great value easily adapted to a new experience for a specific purpose. So, let’s apply it to the clinical encounter or imagine looking up health information on the web by a patient with a specific set of symptoms. What do you think is more meaningful? Going to the doctor’s office with a set of symptoms or surfing the web for information relevant to the patient’s particular need using the symptoms in a browser window, where the results are presented by relevance. Might I suggest that the latter promotes meaningful use? The latter has more utility, it is easier to obtain and cheaper to access, and the information can be assimilated readily by the patient. Hence, the information received by the patient via the web is meaningful and readily useful because the patient can apply the information for a specific purpose. Until we achieve a higher level of sophistication at the point of care, your cognitive model, i.e., obtaining information that has meaningful use at the doctors office will not occur because the PCP at the point of care has no CPT code to enable reimbursement.S Monatestihttp://wellnes.wikispaces.comnoreply@blogger.com