title: Health information technology: driving adoption.
abstract: The past two years in the electronic health record (EHR) market have been a frothy churn of change, as vendors and providers grapple with the complexities of "meaningful use:' Guided by the belief that widespread utilization of health information technology will lead to better health care outcomes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has crafted a EHR incentive program using a multi-stage approach, or "glide path:' lined with a series of financial rewards and penalties as incentives to both drive behavior and overcome one of the known barriers to the widespread deployment of EHRs--the cost.
authors: Health IT Services Group, USA.
authors: Terry
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authors: Ketchersid
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States