The Radiologist's Guide to Meaningful Use will help you prepare, develop, execute, and sustain a successful meaningful use strategy—this guide is a road map for diagnostic imaging professionals as they tackle meaningful use and addresses the challenges associated with these incentive programs.

1. THE RADIOLOGIST’S GUIDE TO
MEANINGFUL USE
A step-by-step approach to the
Stage 1 CMS EHR Incentive Programs
Jonathon L. Dreyer
Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PHD, FSIIM
"Simple, direct ,and invaluable... The Radiologist's Guide to
Meaningful Use cuts through the clutter—successfully educating the
reader, providing strategic direction, and o ering pragmatic and useful
recommendations to help radiologists achieve meaningful use."
John P. Glaser, PhD, Former Senior Advisor, ONC, HHS
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2. About the Book
Did you know that most radiologists are
eligible for the CMS EHR Incentive
Programs? Are you prepared for
meaningful use? Not sure where to begin?
The Radiologist's Guide to Meaningful Use will help you prepare, develop, execute, and
sustain a successful meaningful use strategy—this guide is a road map for diagnostic
imaging professionals as they tackle meaningful use and addresses the challenges
associated with these incentive programs.
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3. About the Authors
Jonathon L. Dreyer is a senior health care marketing professional in Boston,
Massachusetts. His deep understanding of medical imaging technology and health care IT
has contributed to the development and successful deployment of technology across a
number of healthcare verticals. He has authored several articles on clinical decision
support, radiology reporting, speech recognition, business intelligence, electronic health
records, meaningful use and mHealth and is an active blogger and contributor to
standards and interoperability projects.
Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD, FSIIM is the Vice Chairman of Radiology Informatics at
Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Harvard
Medical School. He is a Diagnostic Radiologist, certi ed by the American Board of
Radiology with a PhD in Computer Science. Dr. Dreyer holds, and has held, numerous
board and committee positions with the ACR, RSNA, SIIM and other national medical
societies and has authored numerous scienti c papers, articles and books, as well as
lectures worldwide on digital imaging, medical informatics, clinical language
understanding and electronic health records.
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4. What’s Inside?
The Radiologist's Guide to Meaningful Use has everything you need to be successful. It
examines the complex set of one-size- ts-all requirements that make up the program,
discusses how these initiatives impact radiology, o ers guidance for building your
meaningful use strategy, and provides guidance for the diagnostic imaging community.
•! Provides a detailed explanation of what meaningful use is and how it applies to the
eld of medical imaging
•! O ers an overview of program incentives, penalties, objectives, measures, and the
product certi cation process
•! Outlines an easy to follow 10-step approach for achieving meaningful use and
reaping the nancial and patient care bene ts of the program
•! Presents insight from the eld through experiential interviews with industry leaders
•! Discusses advocacy e orts and a takes a brief look at future stages of the program
•! Provides countless additional resources to assist you along the way…
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5. Praise for the Guide
"A practical and e ective road map to help imaging professionals navigate the HITECH Act—
this book gives you the con dence and know-how to be successful with the CMS EHR Incentive
Programs.”
John A. Patti, MD, FACR
Chairman, ACR Board of Chancellors
Thoracic Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
"An articulate voice in radiology concerning meaningful use—this book provides a
comprehensive and much needed overview of the topic. A well-written guide by well-versed
experts.”
Burton P. Drayer, MD
President, RSNA Board of Directors, 2010-11
Radiologist-in-Chief, The Mount Sinai Medical Center
Executive VP of Risk, The Mount Sinai Medical Center
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6. Praise for the Guide
"This timely book will serve as a beacon for those searching for answers to meaningful use
questions. Administrators, vendors, and front-line radiology practitioners will appreciate this
step-by-step model for navigating a confusing topic.”
George S. Bisset III, MD
President, RSNA Board of Directors, 2011-12
Edwards B. Singleton Chair of Pediatric Radiology, Texas Children's Hospital
Professor of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine
"This is essential reading for anyone trying to understand meaningful use—a detailed and
compelling how-to book for the radiology community.”
J. Raymond Geis, MD, FACR
Chair-elect, Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine
Neuroradiology, Advanced Medical Imaging Consultants, PC
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7. Online Companion Material
To enhance your experience we have incorporated QR codes and direct URLs throughout the
text of the guide. These codes will direct you to speci c areas of this online companion website
where the most up-to-date information can be found. In order to use the QR codes, you will
need a smartphone with a camera and QR code software.
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8. Book Information.
Title: The Radiologist's Guide to Meaningful Use
Subtitle: A step-by-step approach to the Stage 1 CMS EHR Incentive Programs
Author(s): Jonathon L. Dreyer and Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD, FSIIM
Page Count: 240 pages
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 6"x9”
Language: English
Interior: Black and White
ISBN/EAN13: 0615563163/978-0615563169
Related Categories: Medical/Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
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