EHR Funding May Be a Problem for Pediatricians

Will the Recovery Act's incentives and technical assistance programs change their minds, or spur on those who are teetering? Ms. Marchibroda said she hopes so, though the goals, she admits, are high. “Congress's intention in the Recovery Act is to grow the numbers to 90% adoption by physicians and 70% by hospitals,” she said. “So we have a long way to go.”

The organization that Ms. Marchibroda led until earlier this year—the eHealth Initiative—is a multidisciplinary nonprofit organization whose members include employers and purchasers, accrediting groups, physician groups, and patient and consumer groups.