August 27, 2010 - New technologies are constantly being developed and refined to increase the efficiency and safety of medical care and many institutions and individuals are embracing these new technologies. The days are numbered for pen and paper systems as the stimulus package’s Health Information Technology—Meaningful Use and Standards legislation is offering, first, incentives for the adoption of electronic health records in physician’s offices and hospitals and then after four years, penalizations for the lack of adoption of this technology.