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While the healthcare costs have been constantly rising, the quality of care provided to the pa-
tients in the United States have not seen considerable improvements. Recently, several researchers
have conducted studies which showed that by incorporating the current healthcare technologies, they
are able to reduce mortality rates, healthcare costs, and medical complications at various hospitals.
In 2009, the US government enacted the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health Act (HITECH) that includes an incentive program (around $27 billion) for the adoption and
meaningful use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
