Comments on: Federal EHR Incentives – Carrot or Brick Wall? http://www.nuckleslaw.com/software-negotiations-expert/federal-ehr-incentives-carrot-or-brick-wall/ Buyer-Side Secrets Revealed Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:56:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sandy Miller http://www.nuckleslaw.com/software-negotiations-expert/federal-ehr-incentives-carrot-or-brick-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Sandy Miller Wed, 06 May 2009 21:06:42 +0000 http://www.nuckleslaw.com/software-negotiations-expert/?p=523#comment-383 I think the uncertainty over eligibility has a lot to do with stalled EMR adoption. Because the dollars are available, no one wants to buy a new system now unless the system will qualify for the incentives. But I think some of the old bugaboos are still there as well. Questionable ROI (even with reimbursements), privacy concerns, practice disruption, and fears related to training, "hidden" costs and maintenance over time. I think the uncertainty over eligibility has a lot to do with stalled EMR adoption. Because the dollars are available, no one wants to buy a new system now unless the system will qualify for the incentives.

But I think some of the old bugaboos are still there as well. Questionable ROI (even with reimbursements), privacy concerns, practice disruption, and fears related to training, “hidden” costs and maintenance over time.

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