Physicians Who Adopt Electronic Health Records Will Receive Higher Medicare Payments Under Pilot Project
HHS on Monday announced it is recruiting 1,200 physicians across the U.S. to participate in a pilot project that will provide higher Medicare reimbursements to physicians who use electronic health records, AP/Long Island Newsday reports. HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said the project is an important step toward meeting President Bush’s goal of Nationwide EHR adoption by 2014. [click link for full…