The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is reporting more than $37.6 million dollars has been paid in electronic health record (EHR) incentives so far, according to Government Health IT. 

The Direct Project is growing in popularity, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). The Direct Project sets guidelines for sending medical data over the web in a safe and scalable way. So reports Healthcare IT News. 

Recent natural disasters have highlighted the benefits of electronic health records (EHRs).