The federal government has issued new regulations defining the “meaningful use” of electronic medical records, a requirement doctors must fulfill in order to gain funds from a $27-billion pot set aside in the 2009 stimulus law, The New York Times reports. “A doctor can receive up to $44,000 under Medicare and $63,750 under Medicaid, while a hospital can receive millions of dollars, depending on its size.” These final rules are significantly less stringent than an early proposed version, but the president of the American Hospital Association said most hospitals may still struggle to surmount them (Pear, 7/13).
