The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (AKA the stimulus package) includes $19 billion for healthcare information technology. Some of this money will be going to doctor's offices that use an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.

The bill requires that these offices engage in "meaningful use" of a "qualified and certified EMR" to get the money. It is important that you know the government has NOT yet chosen who will be the qualifying agency. They might even set up their own agency.

Of course, Data Tec will comply with whatever standards the government chooses, but we have been offering cost-effective software solutions for over 25 years and we have seen plenty of "standards" come and go...