Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, sent shock waves throughout the medical industry last week.
Meaningful Use - as we know it today - is likely to end in 2016.
"The Meaningful Use program as it has existed, will now be effectively over and replaced with some better," Slavitt said at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference last Monday.
Needless to say, many people within the healthcare IT industry responded to Slavitt's big announcement by sharing their thoughts on social media. Here's what they had to say:
Hopeful the MU announcement leads to reality. So many important things we could be working on if shadow of MU goes away.
— Marc Probst (@probst_marc) January 13, 2016
Promise of EMR is great. If we can focus on better use versus more MU functions, the promise of better care and lower cost can be achieved.
— Marc Probst (@probst_marc) January 14, 2016
WOW - Meaningful use will likely end in 2016, CMS chief Andy Slavitt says https://t.co/r2sFjNkMgj
— John Sharp (@JohnSharp) January 12, 2016
It is not clear what this means in light of #meaningfuluse rules that just published in Oct. #MACRA includes MU! https://t.co/3cgxHBRBmc
— Jodi Daniel (@JodiDaniel) January 13, 2016
Wow is right, this is a very intriguing development (and the bane of my clinical existance) https://t.co/dOgA9WeogZ
— Michael Docktor, MD (@MichaelDocktor) January 13, 2016
Moving from #MeaningfulUse to #MeaningfulOutcomes. Thank you @ASlavitt @HealthcareWen @chrissyfarr @nytimes @tgoetz @Bkolonick1 @healthloop
— Jordan Shlain MD (@DrShlain) January 13, 2016
Go @CMSGov!!: "HIT must be user-centered and support physicians, not distract them" @ASlavitt #JMP16 @healthfinch https://t.co/8Tsf7szoid
— Lyle Berkowitz (@DrLyleMD) January 13, 2016
Whatever new iteration of #MeaningfulUse; need to be sure promotes patient interests, security, transparency, and operability - and value.
— Harlan Krumholz (@hmkyale) January 14, 2016
"We have to get the hearts & minds of physicians back. I think we’ve lost them." #Medicare chief on #meaningfuluse https://t.co/2euvfaOUHp
— Jaan Sidorov (@DisMgtCareBlog) January 13, 2016
If you missed Slavitt's comments on the future of Meaningful Use, click here.