Just over 600 hospitals received Medicare incentive payments totaling $1.1 billion for meaningful use of electronic health records in calendar year 2011, according to a CMS draft report to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee.
While 1,016 hospitals also received Medicaid EHR incentive payments totaling $787.5 million in CY 2011, Medicaid program participants do not need to demonstrate meaningful use to receive an incentive payment in the first year.
A total of 2,834 hospitals are registered to participate in both the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs. Forty-two states have launched Medicaid EHR programs and 33 have dispersed incentives.
CMS will post the final 2011 report to their website.
While 1,016 hospitals also received Medicaid EHR incentive payments totaling $787.5 million in CY 2011, Medicaid program participants do not need to demonstrate meaningful use to receive an incentive payment in the first year.
A total of 2,834 hospitals are registered to participate in both the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs. Forty-two states have launched Medicaid EHR programs and 33 have dispersed incentives.
CMS will post the final 2011 report to their website.
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