CMS: Almost $4.5 Billion in EHR Payments
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:16 pm
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), nearly $4.5 billion has been paid out so far to eligible professionals and hospitals for the meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) systems. Although hospital payments make up $3.1 billion in incentive payments, 222,282 eligible professionals have enrolled, and 73,945 have been paid. Medicare payments to 44,014 eligible professionals have totaled $792 million, while various state Medicaid programs have paid 29,931 eligible professionals $628 million.
View CMS' latest data (PDF).
View CMS' latest data (PDF).