Skip to content  Making the Case for Sports Medicine Informatics
by Mark Janas, Ed.D. on April 17th, 2012  (Editor’s Note.  This
article addresses a perceived need in the area of sports
medicine for digital software that can tailor electronic health
records to the specific needs of people dealing with athletes
and their medical needs).  Federal regulations as part of
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 provide
thirty (30) billion dollars of incentives in the form of
additional Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for physicians
who can demonstrate “meaningful use” of “certified” EHR or
electronic health records technology.  Payments to physicians as
part of this program started in May 2011.  Physicians who
practice sports medicine are eligible to receive such payments
provided that their clinical information systems meet government
requirements.   These incentives have created a new market
opportunity for software vendors who can best meet the needs of
sports medicine practices.  Sports medi