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Allscripts
Cardinal Health to Offer Allscripts Electronic Health Record to Solo and Small Physician Groups
May 22nd, 2009
Allscripts announced that Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH), one of the largest health care distributors in the country, will offer the Allscripts MyWay(TM) Electronic Health Record to its physician customers across the nation. Surveys indicate 95 percent of physicians in small practices currently do not have an Electronic Health Record (EHR) and would need to adopt one to qualify for a maximum of between $44,000 and $64,000 per physician in new federal incentives. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides for the incentives over five years, beginning in fiscal 2011, for physicians who demonstrate meaningful use of a certified EHR system. Additionally,...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-05-22)
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