Meaningful Use: The goal of meaningful use is to promote the spread of electronic health records to improve health care in the United States, which is to be rolled out in 3 stages through 2015. Some benefits of the initiative include better access to medical information and patient empowerment.[7] Medical image sharing helps achieve meaningful use by improving access to medical images to patients and physicians. Telehealth: The practice of delivering healthcare services utilizing telecommunication technologies is known as Telehealth.