10 Statistics on EHR Incentive Program Participation

More than 436,189 eligible providers and hospitals are actively registered in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs as of November 2013, according to a new report from CMS.

Other key findings from the report include:

  • More than 93 percent of eligible hospitals have registered to participate in CMS' electronic health records incentive programs.
  • 86 percent of all eligible hospitals have received an incentive payment for the adoption, implementation, upgrade or meaningful use of an EHR.
  • 82 percent of all eligible providers have registered to participate in the EHR incentive program.
  • More than 61 percent of eligible providers who have received an incentive payment specialize in something other than primary care.
  • 71 percent of eligible providers who have received a payment are physicians, 16 percent are nurse practitioners, 9 percent are dentists, 2 percent are midwives and 1 percent are physicians assistants.

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