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sts_ai("i0",[0,"\r\nOn February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), which, among other things, created financial incentives for physicians and other providers to adopt and utilize electronic health records (EHR) and penalties for those physicians who do not. \r\n\r\n","#","_self","",38,48,"left"],["#E0E0E0","8pt Verdana,Arial","#0A1642","none","8pt Verdana,Arial","#000000","none"]);
sts_ai("i1",[,"\r\n•	Financial incentives will begin in January 2011 for eligible professionals (EPs) who are meaningful EHR users. \r\n   \r\n •	Beginning in 2015, payment adjustments will be imposed on EPs who are not meaningful EHR users by that date\r\n"],[,,"#0B0A47"],"i0","i0");
sts_ai("i2",[,"According to Recent\r\n           Studies  \r\n \r\n\"For the physician practices studied, the financial benefits averaged $33,000 per physician per year.”\r\n\r\n These savings came from two main sources: increased coding levels that led to improved billing, and greater efficiency from a decrease in personnel costs. \r\n\r\n"],[,,"#0B0838"],"i0","i0");
sts_ai("i3",[,"All practices reported some savings, ranging from $1,000 to $42,500 per physician (or nurse practitioner) per year.\"",""],[],"i0","i2");
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