‘Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D, RI) and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D, TX) have taken the lead in urging their fellow members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require patient quality improvements as a prerequisite to obtaining federal electronic health record (EHR) stimulus funds.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law in February of this year by President Obama, authorized $34 billion in federal funds to reimburse healthcare providers who achieve “meaningful use” of “certified EHR technology.” HHS is currently drafting regulations that establish the criteria for the EHR technology that will be eligible for the stimulus funds.”
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Business Wire, 9 November 2009
