Chapter 1 Overview and Motivation

This is the final project report for Fall 2017 Data Science I (BST 260) at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on the relationships between the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and provider demographics, separately among the eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals participating in the 2016 Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program across the United States. Enjoy!