Impact of the HITECH Act on physicians’ adoption of electronic health records | Zendy

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Impact of the HITECH Act on physicians’ adoption of electronic health records

Author(s) -

Stephen T. Mennemeyer,

Nir Menachemi,

Saurabh Rahurkar,

Eric W. Ford

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of the american medical informatics association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1527-974X

pISSN - 1067-5027

DOI - 10.1093/jamia/ocv103

Subject(s) - health information technology , incentive , electronic health record , subsidy , enthusiasm , business , health information exchange , health records , meaningful use , certification , productivity , incentive program , payment , reimbursement , health care , psychology , economics , health information , finance , social psychology , microeconomics , management , market economy , macroeconomics , economic growth

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has distributed billions of dollars to physicians as incentives for adopting certified electronic health records (EHRs) through the meaningful use (MU) program ultimately aimed at improving healthcare outcomes. The authors examine the extent to which the MU program impacted the EHR adoption curve that existed prior to the Act.

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