Leveraging Hospital Resources to Lower Barriers and Drive Meaningful Use of EMR by Physicians
August 25, 2009 The HITECH Act portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) puts in place provisions for subsidies to help drive electronic medical record (EMR) adoption as well as future penalties for providers that fail to adopt EMRs. This recent development, and future changes on the path to U.S. healthcare reform, promises to affect the technology used by providers and drive the adoption of EMR applications. To meet all of the challenges of EMR adoption, office-based providers need integrated solutions that address not only cost but also the technology, workflow, and human factor . . .
