The proverbial doors to get your comments in on the Draft Recommendations for Meaningful Use that were released on June 16th close late this afternoon at 5pm ET. Plenty has been written here by Chilmark Research on the topic of “meaningful use” (simply do a search) and we did a quick review on the recommendations last week if you need a refresher.
If you are in anyway impacted by these recommendations, we strongly encourage you to get your comments in. Sources tell me that to date, surprisingly few comments have been submitted.
Following are the details cut n’pasted (bold & italics are ours for emphasis) right off of the HHS site.
Meaningful Use Comment Instructions
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is seeking comments on the preliminary definition of “Meaningful Use,” as presented to the HIT Policy Committee on June 16, 2009. Comments on the draft description of Meaningful Use are due by 5 pm est June 26, 2009, and should be no more than 2,000 words in length.
- Electronic responses to the draft description of Meaningful Use are preferred and should be addressed to:
MeaningfulUse@hhs.gov
With the subject line “Meaningful Use” - Written comments may also be submitted to:
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
200 Independence Ave, SW
Suite 729D
Washington, DC 20201
Attention: HIT Policy Committee Meaningful Use Comments