As the manager of the CTO Health Care Information Systems Department, you are aware of the meaningful-use core measure standards that all eligible professionals (EPs) and healthcare organizations (HCO Original Papers

As the manager of the CTO Health Care Information Systems Department, you are aware of the meaningful-use core measure standards that all eligible professionals (EPs) and healthcare organizations (HCOs) must meet to receive monetary incentives set forth by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. To meet the HITECH meaningful-use core measures, EPs and HCOs must implement certified electronic health records (EHRs) to gain incentives. To meet the criteria for meaningful use, all EPs and HCOs must implement certified EHRs.

Write a paper of 3–5 pages, not including the title and reference pages, that addresses the following: 

• Discuss 2 key elements of certified EHRs, and discuss stage 1 meaningful-use core objectives criteria as they relate to clinical applications.

The paper should include at least 2 references within the last 5 years to research sources, and all sources should be cited using APA format.

Deliverable Length: 3–4 pages (not including title page and reference page). Please include an abstract.