Case Studies of Regional Extension Centers Serving Rural Practices: North Carolina.

摘要

In 2010 and 2011, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) awarded funds to 62 Regional Extension Centers (RECs) to assist eligible providers with adopting Electronic Health Records (EHR) and using them to improve patient care. Funding for the nationwide system of RECs was authorized by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009, which also authorized the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid incentive payment programs for providers who achieve meaningful use of EHRs.