According to Reuters: âHis plan calls for $268 million to expand efforts to compare various medical treatments to see which ones work best as well as $110 million for additional investments into health information technology such as electronic medical records.â
The capital pushed towards EMRs might do only a little to revive the struggling plan.
Concerns have already been swirling around the cost-effectiveness of the program, as well as the worries about patient record privacy inherent to such a system.
Todayâs news comes on the heels of a report published by the CDC that finds doctorâs offices investing in the technology â despite the present lack of government incentive â but not using the equipment to its full potential.