As of December 2014, CMS has paid out a total of $28.1 billion in incentive payments to eligible hospitals and eligible professionals participating in the federal EHR incentive program, according to data presented Feb. 10 at the CMS HIT Policy Committee meeting.
In 2014, CMS paid the lowest total payments to hospitals and professionals for meeting meaningful use, with total payments of approximately $3 billion. The highest payment year was 2013, when CMS paid approximately $9.5 billion. In 2012, CMS paid approximately $9.8 billion, and in 2011 paid approximately $5.4 billion.
To date, CMS has paid Medicare eligible professionals approximately $6.8 billion, Medicaid eligible professionals $3.4 billion and eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals $17.4 billion.
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