ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
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AS OF FEBRUARY 2012, THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES HAD ISSUED $3.12 BILLION IN INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS WHO ACHIEVED MEANINGFUL USE OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HIT). A SERIES OF BEST PRACTICES AND SOLUTIONS TO THE RIDDLE OF MEANINGFUL USE IS BECOMING CLEAR AS HEALTH CARE REFORM PROGRESSES AND LEADERS IN THE FIELD BEGIN TO EMERGE.