Meaningful Use of Meaningful Use Measures

At the Health Forum and American Hospital Association 2012 Leadership Summit Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, held a Town Hall style meeting to discuss the federal government's role in leveraging clinical information systems for improved performance. Final rules governing Stage 2 of meaningful use are on track to be released later this summer. In the interview below, Mostashari says the regulations will push on standards-based exchange and patient engagement. Also, he says IT must be an integral part of getting to the proverbial second curve.