Guide your medical group through the changing health care economy with support from MGMA. Our tools and resources will help you understand the economic stimulus package and what it means for your group practice.
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This chart outlines the Medicare incentives and penalties after the stimulus bill's EHR adoption deadline of 2010. [Information from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]
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Quote of note"Getting money (even incentive money) back out of a bankrupt system would be a long and arduous effort. And we'll need to be vigilant at each step in this marathon, as the rules for getting the promised incentives will likely be changing and becoming more rigorous."
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