By now, most people are familiar with the available subsidies for physicians and hospitals that incorporate electronic health record systems and electronic prescribing systems (respectively "EHR" and "e-prescribing") into their practices. Long Term Care (LTC) facilities, however, have been left out of the government's federal incentives when it came to the adoption of E-health. The recent Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) now brings them into the fold. Joshua J. Freemire explains.