“The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes provisions to encourage physicians to adopt Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). The act pays $44,000 to physicians that adopt EMRs over five years. On the other hand, the act will penalize non-adopters by decreasing their Medicare reimbursements.
Physicians must meet three criteria to qualify for the incentives. “Eligible professionals” must use a “certified EMR” in a “meaningful way.” In my last article we discussed those who may be considered eligible. This time we will look at the meaningful use requirement.”
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Ryan Ricks, EMRBlog, 7 April 2009
