You are the general counsel of a health care organization that is currently still using paper medical records/charts. The chief of staff has approached you regarding the applicable law, reimbursement potential and operational logistics associated with implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system in one of the organization's hospitals.

1. What is the applicable legal framework that incentivizes hospitals to transition away from paper charts to an electronic format?
2. How do the incentive payments work if a hospital establishes meaningful use of its EHR system?
3. What type of management functions will be needed in order to successfully implement an EHR system at the hospital? For example, what types of planning, organizing, staffing, directing/controlling will be needed by the team?