Hospitals have an extra year to meet stage 2 meaningful use standards: american hospital association wants new concessions.
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Hospitals gain a year to meet stage 2 meaningful use rules.
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Sequencing of EHR adoption among US hospitals and the impact of meaningful use
OBJECTIVE To examine whether there is a common sequence of adoption of electronic health record (EHR) functions among US hospitals, identify differences by hospital type, and assess the impact of meaningful use. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using 2008 American Hospital Association (AHA) Information Technology (IT) Supplement data, we calculate adoption rates of individual EHR functions, along with L...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- P & T : a peer-reviewed journal for formulary management
دوره 39 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014