Health Affairs

The meaningful use of electronic health records is the topic of several of the most-read Health Affairs Blog posts for August. Included in the list is a post on meaningful use written jointly by health IT national coordinator David Blumenthal and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Don Berwick. Additional posts provide perspectives on meaningful use from providers and patients.

Other posts on the most-read list discuss the implementation of health reform and the performance of unsupervised nurse anesthetists and foreign-trained physicians. The full list appears below. 

1. Advancing Electronic Health Record Adoption And Meaningful Use
   Chris Fleming
2. Through A Patient’s Eyes: The Value of EHRs
   Will Bloedow
3. Implementing Health Reform: Pre-Existing Condition Coverage
   Timothy Jost
4. Foreign-Trained And U.S.-Trained Doctors Provide Same Quality of Care
   Chris Fleming
5. Adoption and Meaningful Use of EHRs – The Journey Begins
   David Blumenthal and Don Berwick
6. Nurse Anesthetists Provide Safe Care Without Doctor Supervision
   Chris Fleming
7. Christiana Care: A Leadership Moment For Hospitals And Physicians
   Robert Laskowski
8. Federation Of State Medical Boards: Maintenance of Licensure and Health IT
   Humayun Chaudhry
9. American Board of Medical Specialties: Aligning Maintenance Of Certification and Meaningful Use
   Kevin Weiss and Sheldon Horowitz
10. ThedaCare: Meaningful Use and Continuous Improvement
    John Toussaint

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