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MoreBusiness pressures - not patients, politicians or insurers - are pushing doctors to adopt electronic health records.
Physicians are using specialized software to ensure they can perform a fundamental task: submit claims for all the services they provide.
Caregivers bring a new set of skills to the job of technology leader.
Forms automation helps a provider set caregivers along the path to EHR adoption.
Many physicians are taking out loans to finance new technology.
A growing number of health insurance companies are offering their enrollees some version of personal health records. But some observers question whether insurers are in a good position to compile medical records.
Building a successful health information exchange
After the Department of Health and Human Services approved the donation of information technology to community physicians, Greenway Medical Technologies started targeting its electronic health records software to hospitals that were interested in starting I.T. donation programs.
Providers and payers customize information systems for pay-for-performance initiatives.