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More than 2 years after President Bush issued his call to action on the adoption of electronic health records, experts say there is growing pressure on physicians to heed that call.
Although physician adoption of EHRs remains low--especially in small practices--the movement toward pay for performance could start to drive adoption, said Mureen Allen, senior associate for informatics and practice improvement at the American College of Physicians. And the certification of electronic health records by an independent body, which is slated to begin this summer, should help too. "The paradigm to some extent is changing."
This month, many of the biggest players in health information technology will gather in Washington for National Health IT Week. More than 40 groups are slated to participate in this first-ever event, including medical professional societies such the...
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