“Most clinicians know the adoption of health IT is where the world is heading, said David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), during an interview with CMIO shortly after ONC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rules on meaningful use requirements and EHR certification.
“It’s all a matter of timing,” he said. “[The] federal government is making a one-time offer. We’ll put money on the table to help you now but we’re not going to put money on the table later. And that’s going to influence thinking of lots of physicians,” said Blumenthal.”
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Jeff Byers, CMIO, 19 July 2010
