ScottM -- I had no intention of dropping out of MU when I started this project. I thought it would be refined and made easier and more sensible (as most every other aspect of the IT revolution has become) as time went on. Instead, it has become a moronic madhouse that suckers doctors into an ever more time-consuming and expensive enterprise. Not for the benefit of themselves or their patients, but for the benefit of IT geeks, administrators, and government officials.
I have cried "uncle" -- and I don't feel like I have betrayed any trust by giving up in disgust.
I certainly hope there is no clawback -- I am still operating a meaningful electronic record. It just doesn't meet the standards of "meaningful use."