Time for another poll about the topic on everyone’s mind: the EHR stimulus money. ARRA has definitely changed the EHR world with the promise of an estimated $36 billion in EHR stimulus money. The question is, how many people are planning to try and get the EMR money?
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[…] A few days ago, I posted a poll to try and gauge how readers of this site are approaching the billions of dollars in EHR stimulus money. It’s still early in the voting so if you haven’t voted already, go and share (anonymously) how your clinic is approaching the EHR stimulus money. […]
How about adding a question to the EHR poll like:
I have or will have an EHR, but do not see Medicare or Medicaid patients, so can’t get anything.
L Wright,
That would be a good option. I think it’s about time to do another poll like this one now that we know more of the details surrounding meaningful use. I’ll keep your option in mind when I create it.
I’ll be ticking ” Would like free money but can’t be bothered reading the paperwork”. I should have planned ahead and married a lawyer just like my mother advised…..
Stephanie,
This poll is pretty old now. Seems like it’s time for me to do it again to see how people’s opinions might have changed now that we know more details about the stimulus.
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