Blumenthal: Look for Stage 1 meaningful use upshot by next winter

Getting the balance just right between asking too much or too little of healthcare providers will be the key to the success of the government’s meaningful use initiative, says David Blumenthal, national coordinator of healthcare IT and chief architect of the three-stage program that ties implementation of electronic health records to millions of dollars in government incentives. Getting the balance just so is enough to keep him up at night, as the country moves from a largely paper-based healthcare system to one that is all digital, and eventually interoperable

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Blumenthal: Look for Stage 1 meaningful use upshot by next winter