This article cite progress on the adoption of health information technology (HIT) that meets Medicare’s criteria for “meaningful use.†Through an analysis of Medicare data, the study found a substantial increase in the percentage of hospitals receiving electronic health record...

This article cite progress on the adoption of health information technology (HIT) that meets Medicare’s criteria for “meaningful use.†Through an analysis of Medicare data, the study found a substantial increase in the percentage of hospitals receiving electronic health record...

The national effort to promote the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) is well under way. However, 2014 marks an important transition: For many hospitals, penalties will be assessed in fiscal year 2015 for failing to meet federal meaningful-use criteria by the end of...