ACP says Medicare should increase payments for physicians that use HIT to improve quality

EUREKALERT Contact: David Kinsman dkinsman@acponline.org American College of Physicians Testimony to House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health cites benefits of health information technology (Washington) "The benefits of widespread adoption of interoperable Health Information Technology (HIT) will be significant, leading to a higher standard of quality in the U.S. healthcare system," Yul D. Ejnes, MD, FACP, told the House Ways and Means Committee subcommittee on Health today. "Unfortunately, without adequate financial incentives, small practices and their patients will be left behind the technological curve." Dr. Ejnes, a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and chairman of ACP's Medical Service Committee, testified at a subcommittee hearing, Promoting the Adoption and Use of Health... [read full story]