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stored in: Tim Rowan's Home Care Technology Report and tagged: electronic health records (EHRs), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH), health legislation, home healthcare, home healthcare software, hospice care, incentives, Meaningful Use, Medicare payments, quality of care
by Michael Deck Within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, was included HITECH, the “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health” law. This is the section that encourages the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) by paying bonuses to healthcare providers who purchase and use an EHR. Bonuses, however, are not […]
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