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Physician adoption of electronic health records is woefully inadequate, and current Stark and antikickback laws are part of the problem. Congress should pass reforms that create new exceptions to these statutes so that hospital systems and other entities can choose to provide community physicians with health information technology, particularly electronic health records. These reforms will speed the widespread adoption of health IT, quickly close the "adoption gap" between large and small physician practices, and improve the lives and health care of millions of Americans.
Health IT, especially electronic health records, undoubtedly saves countless lives and improves patient safety and...
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