-
Quotes
-
“ Over the past 12 months, the concept of Meaningful Use has thoroughly permeated EHR development and implementation. The marketplace of certified products has grown quickly, interest in Meaningful Use among providers and hospitals is sky-high, and the pace of incentive payments has continued to accelerate. ”
By Farzad Mostashari -
“ More than 20,000 eligible professionals and 1,200 hospitals have already received their incentive payments from [the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)], totaling $1.8 billion so far, with December shaping up to be the biggest month yet. ”
By Farzad Mostashari -
“ During 2011, the Direct Project went from publishing its first set of consensus-approved specifications to testing in pilots, to initial production implementation across vendor and state boundaries. ”
By Farzad Mostashari
-

However, the coordinator did have data to back up his claim that EHR adoption has taken off since passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, the health IT section of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.






Recent Comments