Will RECs accidentally wreck innovation in the EMR market on their way to helping small practices?

The Federal Government is granting hundreds of millions of dollars to Regional Extension Centers (called“RECs” and pronounced like“wrecks”) to help small physician practices benefit from healthcare information technology solutions. RECs are designed to offer consulting and technical support to help accelerate adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). The purpose of the RECs is to provide guidance on which products to buy, help reduce prices of software through group purchase agreements, and give technical assistance on implementation and deployment.
Source: The Healthcare IT Guy - Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs