Comments on: Is EMR Adoption on the Rise? Or is the market frozen until next year? http://www.healthcareguy.com/2009/10/27/is-emr-adoption-on-the-rise-or-is-the-market-frozen-until-next-year/ Shahid's healthcare IT, EMR, EHR, PHR, medical content, and document managment advisory service. Enjoy. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: abanynini http://www.healthcareguy.com/2009/10/27/is-emr-adoption-on-the-rise-or-is-the-market-frozen-until-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 abanynini Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:27:52 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/archives/689#comment-1275 Seems like interest has to be quite high. It was high before the possible addition of incentives that may come in the health bill that is working its way through. <a href="http://www.goldenrule.com" rel="nofollow">Health Insurance</a> options are obviously a really important part of the bill, but we shouldn't underestimate the effect that something like EHR incentives might have on the healthcare system. Seems like interest has to be quite high. It was high before the possible addition of incentives that may come in the health bill that is working its way through. Health Insurance options are obviously a really important part of the bill, but we shouldn't underestimate the effect that something like EHR incentives might have on the healthcare system.

]]> By: abanynini http://www.healthcareguy.com/2009/10/27/is-emr-adoption-on-the-rise-or-is-the-market-frozen-until-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 abanynini Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:27:52 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/archives/689#comment-1210 Seems like interest has to be quite high. It was high before the possible addition of incentives that may come in the health bill that is working its way through. <a href="http://www.goldenrule.com" rel="nofollow">Health Insurance</a> options are obviously a really important part of the bill, but we shouldn't underestimate the effect that something like EHR incentives might have on the healthcare system. Seems like interest has to be quite high. It was high before the possible addition of incentives that may come in the health bill that is working its way through. Health Insurance options are obviously a really important part of the bill, but we shouldn't underestimate the effect that something like EHR incentives might have on the healthcare system.

]]> By: Zoleeta http://www.healthcareguy.com/2009/10/27/is-emr-adoption-on-the-rise-or-is-the-market-frozen-until-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 Zoleeta Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:12:12 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/archives/689#comment-1122 The recently endorsed stimulus package could hurry the adoption of <a href="http://healthit.medinanet.com" rel="nofollow"> health IT </a>. The stimulus package provides a net of about $20 billion in Medicare and Medicaid bonuses over 10 years to physicians, hospitals and others that have adopted certified EHRs. <br><br>Maybe that will increase EMR / EHR adoption rates. I work for a Medical Office IT organization and I know that costs (among other factors) are the barriers for a lot of physicians to adopt the systems. The recently endorsed stimulus package could hurry the adoption of health IT . The stimulus package provides a net of about $20 billion in Medicare and Medicaid bonuses over 10 years to physicians, hospitals and others that have adopted certified EHRs.

Maybe that will increase EMR / EHR adoption rates. I work for a Medical Office IT organization and I know that costs (among other factors) are the barriers for a lot of physicians to adopt the systems.

]]> By: John Lynn http://www.healthcareguy.com/2009/10/27/is-emr-adoption-on-the-rise-or-is-the-market-frozen-until-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 John Lynn Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:50:49 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/archives/689#comment-1077 There's no doubt that interest in EMR software has NEVER been higher. However, I think it's fair to say that we've definitely hit a value in EMR software purchases. No need to get a survey for that. There’s no doubt that interest in EMR software has NEVER been higher. However, I think it’s fair to say that we’ve definitely hit a value in EMR software purchases. No need to get a survey for that.

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