Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology by Rural Hospitals

Date
01/2011
Journal
Journal of Rural Health
Description

This study examines the current status of meaningful use of health information technology in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other rural and urban U.S. hospitals, and it discusses the potential role of Medicare payment incentives and disincentives in encouraging CAHs and other rural hospitals to achieve meaningful use.

Center
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Jeffrey McCullough, Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice, Michele Burlew