“Now, in one sense we have come a long way,” said Verma. “For instance, in 2008, adoption of health IT was limited to 17 percent of doctors and 9 percent of hospitals. Today, 78 percent of doctors and 96 percent of hospitals use certified health IT.”
“The federal government spent over $35 billion on the effort to get doctors to use Electronic Health Records,” said Verma. “New technology that is making their work more difficult, not less – causing more physician burden and burnout. Because of it, doctors today are still recording their notes on paper, and they are still faxing patient records.”
“The CHIO’s job is to accelerate the pace of innovation in health IT at CMS, and we are excited about filling this position very soon,” said Verma.” Read the full article here.
Source: CMS Administrator Verma Pushes Paperless Healthcare System by 2020 – By Kate Monica, August 7, 2018. EHR Intelligence.
