Congressional EHR interest brings both opportunity and risk

by Marla Durben Hirsch, FierceEMR Look at at all of the attention that Congress is lavishing on electronic health records. More than 30 bills aimed directly at EHR use have been introduced since the new session began in January and they cover a lot of ground. In addition, while not a proposed bill, you've got lawmakers asking the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General to extend the legal protections allowing EHR donation programs, which otherwise would sunset at the end of this year. And this doesn't even count the ongoing attention being given to the beleaguered Meaningful Use Incentive Program, with Republication lawmakers calling for a reboot, freeze or a pause of the initiative. Read the full article at FierceEMR
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