The state of Tennessee has received federal approval to implement an electronic health record provider incentive program, according to a TennCare news release.
Tennessee's EHR incentive program will provide incentive payments to eligible healthcare providers and organizations for demonstrating meaningful use of EHRs. TennCare, the state's Medicaid program, will be administering the incentive payments, which will be used to offset the cost of purchasing, implementing and operating a certified EHR system. Tennessee is the second state in the country to obtain approval and funding of its implementation plan.
Read TennCare's news release about Tennessee's EHR incentive program.
Read other coverage about electronic health records:
- Study: Healthcare Providers in Rural and Ethnic Communities Lagging in EMR Use
- Sutter to Spend $400M in IT Implementation in Next Four Years
- Iowa Medicaid to Receive $1.16M in Federal Matching Funds for EHR Incentives Program
Tennessee's EHR incentive program will provide incentive payments to eligible healthcare providers and organizations for demonstrating meaningful use of EHRs. TennCare, the state's Medicaid program, will be administering the incentive payments, which will be used to offset the cost of purchasing, implementing and operating a certified EHR system. Tennessee is the second state in the country to obtain approval and funding of its implementation plan.
Read TennCare's news release about Tennessee's EHR incentive program.
Read other coverage about electronic health records:
- Study: Healthcare Providers in Rural and Ethnic Communities Lagging in EMR Use
- Sutter to Spend $400M in IT Implementation in Next Four Years
- Iowa Medicaid to Receive $1.16M in Federal Matching Funds for EHR Incentives Program