House Committee Leaders Want EHR Incentive Payments Paused Until Standards Are Strengthened
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
GOP leaders of the Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means committees ask CMS to halt incentive payments for meaningful use of electronic health records until true interoperable standards are developed and the criteria for demonstrating meaningful use are strengthened.
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