title: Outside track advances. Think smaller and rural hospitals are hopelessly behind in satisfying the meaningful-use criteria under ARRA-HITECH? Don't be so sure.
abstract: Smaller and rural hospitals face particular challenges in terms of matching the needed financial and human resources to the task of achieving meaningful use. Nonetheless, some smaller and rural hospitals have made surprising progress towards meeting the 2011 meaningful use criteria. Data reporting requirements under meaningful use will be particularly challenging for this type of hospital; engaging clinicians, especially physicians, in coming together to meet the challenges early on, will be critical to success.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagland
mesh_terms: D057171:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D033161:Government Regulation; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States