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Physicians moved to act by meaningful use
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Aug. 22, 2011
Meaningful use incentives continue to drive electronic medical record adoption among physicians, according to a survey by Sage Healthcare Division.
The survey found that 64% of physicians consider meaningful use one of the strongest drivers of health information technology adoption. For those still in the market for an EMR, 32% said insufficient capital was a key challenge moving forward.
Physicians can receive up to a $44,000 bonus over five years from Medicare, or $63,750 over six years from Medicaid, for meaningful use of EMRs.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/08/22/bibf0822.htm.