Source: CDC
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Two bits of information from the past couple weeks or so indicate that EHR adoption is full-steam ahead.
First indicator: Allscripts is making some serious cash. EHR mega-vendor Allscripts recorded revenues of nearly $170 million for the quarter ending November 30, 2009, Healthcare HIT News reports. That’s a 30 percent increase from the same quarter in 2008 ($128.6 million).
“We believe that 2010 will be the ‘Year of the EHR’ in which we expect to see significant acceleration in the adoption and utilization of healthcare information technology to improve quality and reduce cost,” said Glen Tullman, Allscripts CEO. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime market opportunity, driven by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.”
Second indicator: EHR adoption…
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