Medicare mandates upgrades at dialysis sites

One area of healthcare that HAS to go with electronic records...from the article it appears to be a swap out of some old conditions that were perhaps costly with newer electronic records and devices to keep up with the times....BD

Patients at dialysis centers can expect an individualized plan, electronic health records and defibrillators in every unit under new Medicare rules.
The rules aren't expected to cost dialysis centers more because other provisions will be eliminated, including requirements for a long-term care plan, Barry Straube, Medicare's chief medical officer, said in a telephone news conference Thursday.Because of the scope of the changes, dialysis facilities will have 180 days to come into compliance instead of the normal 60 days, Straube said.