At a Health IT Policy Committee meeting on March 14, Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments were estimated at $12.3 billion paid to a total of 219,000 physicians and hospitals through February since the program's inception, according to a Healthcare IT News report.
In February, 27,500 Medicare physicians received $425 million, 5,500 Medicaid clinicians received $100 million and 90 hospitals in either program received $200 million.
CMS will post the final numbers for February later this month, according to the report.
Total Medicare, Medicaid EHR Payments Surpass $10.3B, CMS Estimates
EHR Incentive Payments To-Date Exceed $6.5B
In February, 27,500 Medicare physicians received $425 million, 5,500 Medicaid clinicians received $100 million and 90 hospitals in either program received $200 million.
CMS will post the final numbers for February later this month, according to the report.
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