CMS Reduces Criteria To Qualify For Electronic Health Record Financial Incentives In Final Rule
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The final rule on the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive program addresses concerns that the proposed rule took a one-size-fits-all approach to defining "meaningful use."
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