The Obama administration announced new rules Tuesday that set aside billions of dollars in incentive payments to aid health care professionals and hospitals in adopting qualifying electronic health records over the next five years.
According to a statement from the Department of Health and Human Services, under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009, eligible health care professionals and hospitals can qualify for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments when they implement certified EHR technology and use it to achieve specified objectives.
The aim is to move to a computerized streamlined system, which could mean long-term savings.
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