The Meaningful Use criteria just came out, health reform is in full swing, and laws like the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are starting to impact the way we deliver healthcare. We could not be at a more important and critical juncture for healthcare IT.

But how do you keep up with all the information you need to make informed decisions? NextGen Healthcare has always been devoted to educating physicians and hospitals on the latest regulations, issues and innovations that impact them. Our goal with this blog is to complement our Health Reform Center, busy webinar schedule, product/services pages and other resources with valuable, actionable information for readers.

With Meaningful Use at the top of mind, let’s start there. Stay tuned for as much information as we can think of that will help you get to Meaningful Use. For example, here's a short video with my initial reaction to the final critera: http://www.youtube.com/user/nghisinc#p/a/u/0/x7_Xwj06cm8.

I encourage you to comment if you have any suggestions for topics you would like to see us address, or if you have feedback to share. Thanks for visiting the NextGen blog.