THE CCD AND MEANINGFUL USE: A Mutually Beneficial Relationship.

The article reports on the growing concern over the refinement of the continuity-of-care document (CCD) in the U.S. It notes that many people involved in health informatics believe that the care document refinement has the potential to undermine effective sharing of information on patient care. It also highlights the opposition of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to the specification of standards in its criteria for stage 1 meaningful use. INSET: A Physician-Friendly CCD.