Relaxed rules on EHR

From the New York Times article:

The federal government issued new rules Tuesday that will reward doctors and hospitals for the “meaningful use” of electronic health records, a top goal of President Obama.

The rules significantly scale back proposed requirements that the health care industry had denounced as unrealistic.
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Standards in the new rules are less demanding and more flexible. Doctors will have to meet 15 specific requirements, plus 5 chosen from a list of 10 objectives. Hospitals will have to meet 14 requirements, plus 5 chosen from a menu of 10 goals.
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To meet the new standards, doctors will have to transmit 40 percent of electronically. Under the proposal, 75 percent of prescriptions had to be sent electronically. prescriptions

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