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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Medicare Bills Rise as Records Turn Electronic
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Sat Sep 22 13:06:58 2012
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Medicare Bills Rise as Records Turn Electronic
http://j.mp/QuzvMq (New York Times)
"When the federal government began providing billions of dollars in
incentives to push hospitals and physicians to use electronic medical
and billing records, the goal was not only to improve efficiency and
patient safety, but also to reduce health care costs. But, in
reality, the move to electronic health records may be contributing to
billions of dollars in higher costs for Medicare, private insurers and
patients by making it easier for hospitals and physicians to bill more
for their services, whether or not they provide additional care."
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More unintended consequences.
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