August 27, 2010

Only two percent of hospitals meet federal criteria

Modern Healthcare reports that most U.S. hospitals cannot meet the federal government "meaningful-use" standards that would allow them to qualify for subsidy payments through stimulus funding. Data was analyzed from an American Hospital Association survey that polled over 3,000 nonfederal, acute care hospitals about their IT capabilities as of March, 1, 2009.

Other articles of interest in the August 27, 2010 NAHU Newswire include:

• More States Requiring Employees to Contribute To Health Coverage.
• Insurance Agents and Brokers May Be First Casualties Of The Healthcare Law.
• Patrick Wants To Use Federal Funds To Continue Health Coverage For Some Legal Immigrants.

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