Legislation Would Expand Electronic Health Record Incentives to Behavioral Health Care Providers

Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate (and which mirrors legislation introduced in the House of Representatives) would expand the federal incentives for the adoption of electronic health records to "psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse facilities and psychologists," according to FierceEMR. Senator Rob Portman, R-Ohio's bill also would ensure that electronic health records are not medical devices to be regulated under the Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Act and limit electronic discovery of electronic health records, the web site also reported.