In sharp contrast to advice from Stephen Lieber, president and CEO of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), that <a title="HHIT Blog on emr rollout for stimulus" href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/blog/2009/02/19/stimulus-demands-quick-rollout-of-emr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">now is the time to begin planning the roll out of electronic health records</a>; <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/mgma-ceo-advises-to-take-it-slow-on-stimulus/#more-1103" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading MGMA CEO Advises to Take It Slow on Stimulus">(more…)</span></a>
If your practice is looking to gain maximum financial incentives under the federal economic stimulus package then now is the time to begin planning the roll out of electronic health records. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/stimulus-demands-quick-rollout-of-emr/#more-1089" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Stimulus Demands Quick Rollout of EMR">(more…)</span></a>
The final version of the stimulus bill includes a provision creating a federal database that will hold personal medical records for every American, reports Fred Lucas, staff writer, on CNSNews.com. Read the full article.
There has been a lot of discussion over the final stimulus bill and how it might affect health care information technology (HIT). It looks as if the final bill will allocate $19 billion to speed up the adoption of health care information systems by doctors and hospitals. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/stimulus-bill-to-provide-19-billion-to-hit/#more-1082" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Stimulus Bill to Provide $19 Billion to HIT">(more…)</span></a>