Now that the ‘debt ceiling has been penetrated, at least for the moment, we can turn our attention back to health. Of course health is being advertised as one of the factors driving the United States into a third world country, as the cost of correcting illness and maintaining quality life exceeds 16% or more of our GDP.
Despite this obvious state of affairs, our congress continues to approve expansion of government bureaucracy, departments, regulatory affairs and more. The New Affordable Care Act not only rearranges health coverage but also produces a mammoth increase in bureaucracy.
As time has progressed incentives are beginning and meaningful use becomes more meaningful to ‘earn’ the incentives.
The linked Infographic: A brief review of ‘what is meaningful use’.