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With the release of final rules on meaningful use, the race is on for hospitals to invest in IT systems that meet the new criteria. But some, while praising the plan, see a big flaw: Some hospitals with multiple campuses that operate under one Medicare provider number will receive less money than multiple-hospital systems with a comparable bed count. "It's about a $25 million hit to Montefiore," says Montefiore Medical Center CEO Steven Safyer.
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