Implementing an electronic health record in a small primary care practice can be cost prohibitive. To assist in the cost of the endeavor, the government has done which of the following?
1. Provided loans to physicians to purchase technology
2. Offered physicians stipends if they use the equipment correctly
3. Has given financial aid to larger practices to purchase equipment
4. Has given physicians the equipment to convert to electronic health records
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Rationale: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), a subsidiary of the USDHHS, has set up competitive grants for the states in the union who make loans for physicians to purchase the certified EHR systems.
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