“Although the stated intent of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was economic stimulus, we’ve seen a paradoxical deceleration in health IT investment since then. Why the slowdown? In a word, uncertainty—uncertainty about the definition of meaningful use, about how EHR technology will be certified, and about how eligible providers and hospitals will qualify for the ARRA incentive payments. But now there’s good news: some of the fog surrounding certification was lifted last week.”
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Mark Leavitt, EHR Decisions, 17 August 2009
