Electronic Health Records Standards, Incentives Issued
08/03/10
The federal government issued new rules set to "reward doctors and hospitals for the 'meaningful use' of electronic health records," The New York Times reported.
The federal government issued new rules set to "reward doctors and hospitals for the 'meaningful use' of electronic health records," The New York Times reported. The Department of Health and Human Services said doctors and hospitals could receive as much as $27 billion over the next decade to purchase equipment to computerize medical records. That is the carrot. Here is the stick: starting in 2015 "hospitals and doctors will be subject to financial penalties under Medicare if they are not using electronic health records."