![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.seonewswire.net\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/f684f797a1_6a00e5520572bb8834013488eafb48970c-800wi.jpg\" "\\"6a00e5520572bb8834013488eafb48970c-800wi\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nBoth doctors and hospitals have been paid billions of dollars by Medicare<\/strong> to make the transition from paper to electronic health records without verifying that the new systems meet required quality standards, as reported by a federal audit recently released.<\/p>\n (Read more:\u00a0Using Shared Savings to Foster Coordinated Care for Dual Eligibles<\/a>)<\/p>\n Totaling $4 billion, the funds have been distributed since 2011 under an incentive program aimed at encouraging various types of medical providers to computerize their record-keeping systems<\/em>.<\/p>\n The inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services<\/strong> revealed a number of ways that the program is vulnerable to fraud<\/strong> in the report, and recommended that the Obama administration introduce stronger safeguards.<\/p>\n (Read more:\u00a0Estate Tax On the Rise, Don’t Panic, Plan<\/a>)<\/p>\n Adopted by Congress as part of the 2009 economic stimulus package<\/em>, the program is expected to distribute a total of $6.6 billion before it expires in 2016. Doctors can receive grants of up to (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Both doctors and hospitals have been paid billions of dollars by Medicare to make the transition from paper to electronic health records without verifying that the new systems meet required quality standards, as reported by a federal audit recently released.…<\/span><\/p>\n