Showing posts with label EHR Industry Issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EHR Industry Issues. Show all posts

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Why are $640 Million in Federal Funds Aimed at Encouraging EHR Success Anti-Competitive?

Over half of the healthcare information technology regional extension centers (HITREC) are undertaking activities and establishing relationships that don’t appear to support the notion of unbiased advice and avoiding a conflict of interest.  Federal funding of over $640 million to encourage the deployment of electronic health records (EHR) by primary physicians is being used by many HITRECs in ways that will stifle innovation and bar new companies and innovative products from the exposure needed to improve health care.