The South leads the rest of the U.S. in the number of health care providers who received Medicare meaningful use incentive payments in 2011, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, Modern Healthcare reports.
Background
Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record systems can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments.
The stimulus package also requires GAO to issue reports on health IT adoption (Conn, Modern Healthcare, 7/26).
Total Medicare Meaningful Use Payments
GAO’s latest report found that in 2011, the Medicare meaningful use program paid:
Key Findings About Hospitals
GAO found that of the hospitals that received Medicare meaningful use incentive payments in 2011, about:
The report also noted that about:
Key Findings About Eligible Professionals
Of the eligible professionals who received Medicare meaningful use payments in 2011, the report found that about:
The report also found that about:
Source: iHealthBeat
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