Achieving meaningful use of health information technology: A guide for physicians to the EHR incentive programs

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 731-736

  Marcotte, Leah ^a   Seidman, Joshua ^b   Trudel, Karen ^c   Berwick, Donald M ^d   Blumenthal, David ^f   Mostashari, Farzad ^b   Jain, Sachin H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c Office of Information Services   (United States)

^d The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS)   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICARE; PHYSICIANS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861181403     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.872     Document Type: Review

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