title: Determining who should oversee meaningful use.
abstract: Although initial efforts to achieve meaningful use of electronic health records often were launched by key technical staff, these individuals may not be the best-suited to manage a meaningfuluse program over the long term. The quality department may be the best candidate for assuming this responsibility because it is more likely to foster greater physician buy-in and acceptance of program objectives. If IT is to retain responsibility for the program, it will likely require the support of a strong analyst team.
authors.forename: Tom S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D062527:Meaningful Use / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States