{"id":5173,"date":"2013-06-02T21:24:01","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T03:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/?p=5173"},"modified":"2013-06-02T21:26:46","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T03:26:46","slug":"epic-systems-clearing-storm-landscape-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/?p=5173","title":{"rendered":"Epic Systems Clearing Storm Landscape Images"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Judy Faulkner’s<\/a> Epic Systems<\/a> has grown explosively over the past decade. I thought it time to capture a few landscape images of Epic’s sprawling Verona, WI campus from nearby public roads (tap or click on the images above to view larger versions).

While certainly a fan of Epic’s growth, I am very disappointed that the most recent impetus has been driven by a significant federal “stimulus” tax credit<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Eligible professionals can receive up to $44,000 through the Medicare EHR Incentive Program and up to $63,750 through the Medicaid EHR (electronic health record) Incentive Program.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

. This means that we get to pay twice, once via our ever increasing health insurance fees and second, via taxes. I am unaware of any other industry that has a substantial per person automation tax incentive. <\/p>\n

Fiscal indulgences<\/a>, indeed.<\/p>\n

Epic’s growth has begun to attract attention<\/a>, particularly around system interoperability and Faulkner’s presence as the only industry representative on a federal panel overseeing the $19 billion EHR stimulus incentive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A few links:<\/p>\n