Increased EMR adoption rates and the impact on Laboratories.

ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) has $17,000,000,000 allocated to physicians to encourage the adoption of EMR technologies.  In order to be eligible for $44,000 in reimbursements, individual physician’s must do three things: 1. Adopt Certified EHR technology 2. Reach Meaningful Use Objectives 3.  Apply for Incentive Payment The carrot of stimulus incentives…