AMA meeting: Delegates seek tax credit to help pay for EMRs
November 26th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Cox
Honolulu — The AMA House of Delegates said physicians should get a full, refundable tax credit to help them buy and use health information technology such as electronic medical record and prescribing systems.
While private and government payers have asked doctors to implement quality initiatives that are highly dependent on EMRs, they do little to help cover those costs. Physicians’ reimbursement — often tied to pay-for-performance programs — should not be contingent on their ability to pay for EMRs, the house said at its Interim Meeting here last month.