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What will happen to physicians if they are not EHR-active and using the technology to report clinical quality measures in time? What will happen to hospitals?

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What will happen to physicians if they are not EHR-active and using the technology to report clinical quality measures in time? What will happen to hospitals?

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Physician practices will begin to be penalized starting January 2015, by reductions in their Medicare fee schedule if they are not actively utilizing and reporting with a certified EHR solution. Hospitals will also be penalized for not being active users starting October 2014.