To Meaningful Use, of course :)
This piece on HCR Blog provides some wonderful insight into what it really means to use EHR technology. Think of a long hall with a doorway at the end. Although the implementation of EHRs might be that long journey down the hallway, and the door is golive.......... Once we step through we "see the light" and the real task at hand: Turning this technology into better patient care.
After golive your journey is just beginning, and organizations should put more emphasis on this than the implementation itself. How do we make things more efficient and safe for healthcare providers? How can we leverage technology to solve logistics issues and improve patient throughput? How can the pharmacist use CPOE to communicate formulary and safe medication choices to providers at the right time and place?
It was just an outstanding revelation for me to hear this again. It is so important to this transition. We must keep it in perspective.
