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Justin Barnes of Greenway Medical Technologies and Chairman of HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Testifies on Panel of Industry Leaders to Help Establish Proper Guidelines for Meaningful EHR Use

CARROLLTON, Ga., April 28 /PRNewswire/ --

Core News Facts:

• A total of 10 panels will offer expert testimony from industry professionals who will address key aspects of certified electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use
• NCVHS will play a key role in establishing the definition of "meaningful use", which will enable EHR vendors to adapt and design their EHR products to ensure that, by using them, physicians and hospitals can receive their portion of the $31 billion in EHR adoption incentives offered through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Greenway Medical Technologies today announced that Justin Barnes, who currently serves as the chairman of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Electronic Health Record Association (EHR Association) and vice president of marketing and government affairs at Greenway(R), has been invited to testify as a panelist before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS). Barnes will join with other health information technology (HIT) experts on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 28 and 29, in Washington D.C. to offer recommendations during a special Hearing to establish the parameters for a uniform definition of the term "meaningful use."

An NCVHS Executive Subcommittee is convening to gain shareholder input on the concept of meaningful use, which will serve as the basis for HIT and EHR providers, to ensure that all EHR products meet the requirements for meaningful use. Through meaningful use of certified EHR products, physicians, ambulatory care centers and hospitals will be able to receive their porti
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