Podcast: A Meaningful Use Success Story

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Here, Randy Hicks, MD, CEO of Regional Medical Imaging, and Carrie Berlin, chief information officer for RMI, discuss why meaningful use is important, how they implemented and attested to their use of the Merge RIS 7.0, and what other practices should consider when working toward meaningful use.