Under provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Medicare and Medicaid bonuses are payable to qualified pathologists and other eligible professionals and to hospitals if they adopt and make meaningful use of certified health information technology (HIT) systems, including electronic health records (EHRs), starting in 2011.

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June 8, 2009 - Table of Contents

NIR June 8, 2009 (full PDF issue)

Lab Groups Weigh in on Health Care Reform Proposals

Health IT Bonus Alert for Pathologists

HHS Appoints Members to New Health IT Advisory Panels

Focus on: Health Care Reform: Obama: It’s ‘Make or Break’ Time for Health System Overhaul

Medicare Claims Advisory: ‘Date of Service’ Clarified for Pathology Global Billing

Should MedPAC Have More Say in Medicare Payment Policy?