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Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2007

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction under section 179 for the purchase of qualified health care information technology by medical care providers, and for other purposes.

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5/17/2007--Introduced.
Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow medical care providers to expense (i.e., deduct all costs in the current taxable year) up to $250,000 of the... moreSee Full Bill Text

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July 26, 2007 Making Practices More Efficient

Indeed, multiple bills are winding their way through Congress right now, including HR 2377, reintroduced by Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), which uses tax abatements to encourage health care organizations to invest in HIT, specifically EHRs ...

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June 03, 2007 Alternative health - American Medical Informatics Association ...

Medical News Today (press release), UK - 1 hour agoUS Congressman Phil Gingrey, MD has introduced HR 2377, the ADOPT HIT Act. This legislation incentivizes physicians to adopt health information technology, ...Introduction Of Bipartisan ...

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May 31, 2007 HR 2377 Enrolled

Honoring Ramona De la Paz Torres for serving as Democratic chair of Precinct 68 in El Paso County.

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