American Recovery And Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Analysis

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), enacted by Congress in February
2009, allocates considerable funding to promote the meaningful use of EHRs in the United
States. This funding is based on the belief that increased use of health IT could address many persistent problems in the quality of healthcare as well as help control spiraling costs.

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