title: Metadata and meaningful use.
abstract: The healthcare industry will find out soon if ONC intends to include metadata requirements in stage 2 of the meaningful use program. Many feel it is too soon. But given metadata's potential to support health information exchange, the expanded and standardized use of metadata tagging in healthcare is ultimately a matter of when, not if.
authors.affiliation: AHIMA, USA.
authors.forename: Viola
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: Shefali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mookencherry
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D019451:Information Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States