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The roots of electronic health records (EHRs) go back to the 1960s. But it wasn’t until 2009, when the “Meaningful Use” program came into effect, that healthcare organizations began aggressively adopting EHRs.
Created by the HITECH Act and run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Meaningful Use provides a financial incentive for using certified EHR technology to achieve health and efficiency goals.
These incentives spurred tremendous growth in the number of EHRs available on the market. Over the next few years, however, consolidation drastically reduced the number of EHRs. Today, there are over 500 EHR vendors in the U.S., with the market...
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