There are various benefits associated with the eligible use professional such as the doctors of optometry, Chiropractors, dental surgeons, and podiatry (“Eligible Professionals sand Eligible hospitals,” n.d). First, they shall gain from the incentive payments provided to them. Apart from the incentives, they shall be able to access information quickly to diagnose a problem and, therefore, shall provide the best services. The meaningful use providers shall benefit from the coordination of care since information can be shared instantly under the meaningful use approaches. The possible major limitation is the fact that situation do not occur simultaneously or in complete resemblance of what might be in the data. The healthcare field is dynamic and hence maintaining the dynamism may require a lot of efforts. In addition, technology may not be fully relied upon as human mistakes may occur. The physicians are also discouraged citing low incentives.
On the part of meaningful eligible providers, they shall benefit by keeping accurate records that are accessed for the overall management of the facilities. Proper data is critical in planning for any organization. In this respect, therefore, the meaningful care facilities shall have the benefits of such detailed data. In addition, the incentives offered to them and budget allocation shall help them to upgrade to the best standards to offer the best services to the people. However, there is need for proper planning in the handling of the meaningful use such that it does not water down the quality of services in the long run.
Medicaid guarantees that the affordability of healthcare to the majority of citizens in USA. For this reason, the Medicaid scheme shall provide enough funds for the basic operation of the facilities leading to an improvement. The process may be slow but it is beneficial in the long term considerations. The biggest challenge is the fact that many physicians refuse to participate in the Medicaid project reducing the number of people who believe in the system (Garner DD, Liao WC, and Sharpe TR, 1979). The changes are slow since changes are not been experienced as fast as expected. However, this ought to be understood owing to the financial (Scott Gottlieb, 2012) and political implications of the whole process.
References
Garner DD, Liao WC, and Sharpe TR, 1979). Factors affecting physician participation in a state Medicaid program. Retrieved on November 17, 2014 fromhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/366292
Scott Gottlieb( 2012). Want to enrage a lefty? Critique aspects of Medicaid. Retrieved on November 17, 2014 from http://www.aei.org/publication/want-to-enrage-a-lefty-critique- aspects-of-medicaid/
Eligible Professionals sand Eligible hospitals. Retrieved on November 17, 2014 from http://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/eligible-professionals-eligible- hospitals
