{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"Health IT Stimulus Funding Increases Demand for HIPAA Compliant Hosting","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"C1LL1Thqll\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/health-it-stimulus-funding-increases-demand-for-hipaa-compliant-hosting\/\">Health IT Stimulus Funding Increases Demand for HIPAA Compliant Hosting<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/health-it-stimulus-funding-increases-demand-for-hipaa-compliant-hosting\/embed\/#?secret=C1LL1Thqll\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Health IT Stimulus Funding Increases Demand for HIPAA Compliant Hosting&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"C1LL1Thqll\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was signed to establish a stimulus funding program for healthcare organizations and healthcare services to promote the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR), the EHR Incentive Program. Within the ARRA is the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act that intends to invest $22.6 billion (based on actuarial estimates as of January 2011) in healthcare IT to push the healthcare industry to completely forgo paper records by 2015. Physicians can qualify for up to $44,000 over a 5-year period in EHR incentives if they adopt a certified Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Incentives also increase for practices that accept Medicaid, up to $63,700 over a 6-year period. With incentives scheduled to be significantly reduced after 2012, healthcare organizations are rushing to make the switch from paper records to digitized HIPAA compliant systems to ensure protected health information (PHI) meets industry standards of security. In addition to partnering with an experienced EHR vendor, healthcare providers must also recognize the need for electronic centralized storage and future growth. Many are turning to outsourcing data centers due to the high costs, time and inefficiency of building or expanding their own data centers...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ehr-incentive-program.png"}