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Under the HITECH Act – a provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – physicians who implement EHRs and meet HHS meaningful use criteria may be eligible for HITECH incentives of $44,000 or more.
The Recovery Act specifies the following three components of meaningful use:
1. Use a certified EHR in a meaningful manner such as e-prescribing.
2. Use certified EHR technology for electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of healthcare.
3. Use certified EHR technology to submit clinical quality measures.