Hospitals slow to implement EMRs despite regulation
Hospitalist Leadership Connection, September 23, 2008
Despite updated regulations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that call for hospitals to help their physicians purchase electronic medical record (EMR) technology, hospitals have been slow and cautious to implement EMRs and other IT solutions, according to a new study by the Center for Studying Health System Change, released this month.
The study evaluated 24 hospitals in metropolitan communities in 2007. Of those, only four hospitals initiated plans for implementation; 17 were still in the planning stage. All 24 hospitals did not anticipate EMR implementation before early 2009, according to the study.
Last year, the HHS relaxed anti-kickback regulations, encouraging hospitals to subsidize 85% of EMR software to increase quality of care and efficiency. These federal exceptions will expire on Dec. 31, 2013, at which time physicians will incur the IT costs for ongoing EMRs.
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