title: Funding alternatives in EHR adoption: beyond HITECH incentives and traditional approaches.
abstract: The meaningful use incentives under HITECH may be inadequate to address the financial challenges many hospitals face in implementing electronic health records (EHRs). Hospitals can fill the capital gap between EHR costs and available funds by exploring other potential funding sources. These sources include additional grants, funding permissible under EHR regulations, vendor financing, and tax benefits under IRS Section 179.
authors.affiliation: Health Information Management Department, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA. tw26@txstate.edu
authors.forename: Tiankai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yangmei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biedermann
mesh_terms: D057171:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; D002202:Capital Financing / Q000379:methods*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005380:Financing, Government; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States