Health IT Requirement In Medicare Could Save Government $34 Billion – CBO
Executive Summary
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that making the utilization of health information technology a condition for physicians and hospitals to participate in Medicare could lower the deficit by nearly $34 billion
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