CMS’ Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program turned one year old earlier this month, and CMS celebrated the milestone by showing
off a few statistics on the success of the program as well as introducing some tools for eligible providers.
Among the stats:
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Forty-three states started Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.
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More than 176,000 individuals have registered for either Medicare or Medicaid incentive programs.
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CMS has paid a combined $2.5 billion in incentive payments to participants, which include eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals.
CMS has also created a beginners’ guide to the Medicare incentive program, available here, more advanced educational materials on the program here and a Youtube channel with provider testimonial videos here.