Electronic Health Records: Number and Characteristics of Providers Awarded Medicare Incentive Payments for 2011-2012

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By Linda T. Kohn (au)
Year: 2013
Pages: 50
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-4979-4

Product Code: 1457849798

Description

Studies have estimated that as of 2009, 78% of office-based physicians and 91% of hospitals had not adopted electronic health records (EHRs). The Health IT for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, among other things, provided funding for activities intended to promote the adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR tech. The largest of these activities, in terms of potential federal expenditures, are the Medicare and Medicaid EHR programs. Identifying the number and characteristics of providers that participated during the first and second years of the Medicare EHR program can provide important information on whether certain types of providers were more likely than others to participate. It could also provide an early indication of the types of providers that may be more likely to receive payment reductions in future years of the program. This report provides this information on providers that were awarded Medicare EHR incentive payments for 2011 and 2012, the first and second years of the program. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.

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