As of September 2013, more than 424,000 eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals were actively registered in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Morethan 80 percent of eligible hospitals and 50 percent of eligible professionals have adopted electronic health records (EHRs) and received meaningful use incentive payments. Beyond meeting meaningful use criteria, however, healthcare organizations are seeking to validate their EHR deployments in terms of return on investment (ROI) and outcomes. While studies over time will likely confirm the positive impact EHRs have on improving quality of care,
healthcare providers must justify their technology investments today as the industry continues its rapid and vast transformation under healthcare reform intel_whitepaper_perspective_final
