title: Why can't physicians interoperate? Barriers to adoption of EHRS.
abstract: Despite an anti-kickback EHR safe harbor and a Stark EHR exception to legal restrictions on certain types of physician-hospital collaborations, hospitals have remained reticent to establish shared EHRs with physicians. Technical conditions in the safe harbor, in particular, undermine its utility. Unresolved tax issues related to hospital donations of software and other items necessary to create such shared EHRs also pose a significant barrier.
authors.affiliation: Withrow, McQuade & Olsen, LLP, Atlanta, USA. swithrow@wmolaw.com
authors.forename: Scott C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Withrow
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010820:Physicians; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012984:Software / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013660:Taxes; D014481:United States