Eligible hospitals and health care professionals received a total of about $2.7 billion in Medicaid meaningful use incentive payments last year, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office, Politico‘s “Pulse” reports.
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 report found that last year, about 39% of the hospitals and about 33% of the health care professionals who were eligible for the Medicaid portion of the meaningful use program in 2011 received incentive payments (Millman, “Pulse,” Politico, 12/14).
Findings About Hospitals
GAO found that 5,013 hospitals were eligible for the Medicaid portion of the meaningful use program in 2011. Of those hospitals, 1,964 facilities received a combined $1.7 billion in Medicaid EHR incentive payments last year.
The Medicaid incentive payments to hospitals ranged from $7,528 to $7.2 million, with a median payment of $613,512, according to the report.
Of the hospitals that received Medicaid incentive payments, the report found that:
Findings About Eligible Professionals
The report found 139,600 health care professionals were eligible for the Medicaid meaningful use incentive payments in 2011. Of those professionals, 45,962 received a combined $967 million in Medicaid EHR incentive payments last year.
Of the professionals who received Medicaid incentive payments, the report found that:
Source: iHealthBeat
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