Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration is ready to distribute its first HITECH Act incentive payments in September and more than $248 million of the stimulus money during the next fiscal year, according to a Palm Beach Post report.
Physicians in Florida who have already made the transition to electronic health records and show meaningful use can apply for up to $44,000 each over six years and up to $64,000 if they see a high percentage of Medicaid patients, the report said. Hospitals are looking to collect millions.
Roughly 2,000 physicians have already started converting to EHRs, the report said.
Read The Palm Beach Post report on Florida's EHR incentive payments.
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Physicians in Florida who have already made the transition to electronic health records and show meaningful use can apply for up to $44,000 each over six years and up to $64,000 if they see a high percentage of Medicaid patients, the report said. Hospitals are looking to collect millions.
Roughly 2,000 physicians have already started converting to EHRs, the report said.
Read The Palm Beach Post report on Florida's EHR incentive payments.
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