“As the battle in defining the term ‘meaningful use’ continues, another war on words has come to light. The American Hospital Association is reporting that a group of 43 hospitals and health systems have collectively sent a letter to Federal officials, urging them to better define certain terms under ARRA and the HITECH Act to maximize the number of medical providers that will be eligible for health IT incentive payments.
This group conveys a valid point in their letter: “Bearing in mind that the purpose of ARRA is to encourage the adoption and use of electronic health records, we would like to comment on the definition of a hospital and the definition of a hospital-based physician, both of which are key to ensuring that incentives are available to the greatest number of hospitals and physicians”.”
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Nicolel, EHR Scope Blog, 8 December 2009
