Safe Harbor and Stark Law Update and Case Studies

Ira M. Kalina, Partner, Drinker Biddle Gardner Carton. Mr. Kalina describes how the EMR/eRx Safe Harbor and Exception are currently being interpreted and applied, providing a regulatory, business and technology perspective gleaned from working with hospitals across the country. He discusses what is being subsidized, how much is being subsidized, and the hurdles to internal and external adoption of ambulatory EMR programs.