CMS: EHR incentives reach 300K+ providers

The number of registered EHR incentive program participants and incentive payment recipients continues to rise, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

More than 307,000 eligible hospitals and eligible professionals registered for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program as of the end of September. In the latest of its monthly reports, CMS indicated that as of September, Medicare has paid out nearly $4 billion in incentive payments, and Medicaid paid out $3.5 billion.

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