Increased EMR adoption rates and the impact on Laboratories.
ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) has $17,000,000,000 allocated to physicians to encourage the adoption of EMR technologies. In order to be eligible for $44,000 in reimbursements, individual physician’s must do three things: 1. Adopt Certified EHR technology 2. Reach Meaningful Use Objectives 3. Apply for Incentive Payment The carrot of stimulus incentives…