Presented to the Faculty
of the University of Alaska, Anchorage
in partial fulfillment of requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE, FAMILY PRACTICE NURSEIn 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), established “Meaningful Use”
regulations through an incentive program, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Gance-Cleveland, Gilbert, Gilbert, Dandreaux, & Russell, 2014). Meaningful Use
(MU) is tied to reimbursement and focuses on how the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is being
used (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). The goal of MU is to transform the use
of the EHR from a documentation tool, to a data reservoir which allows for meaningful reviews
and interpretations of the quality of care (Gance-Cleveland et al, 2014).Project / Background / Significance / Review of Literature / Problem Overview / Problem Statement / Purpose / Design / Method / Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) / Ethical Considerations / Significance to Nursing / Dissemination / Conclusion
