Meaningful Use Sees Impressive Payouts since Beginning
CMS recently released the numbers for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs through February 2013. About $12.6 billion has been paid out to participants by the program so far.
Although only 4,299 hospitals are actively registered for Meaningful Use, over 380,000 EPs are registered, with about 234,000 providers combined receiving payments through February 2013. CMS greatly exceeded the goal it had set for the program for 2012 of 100,000 participants, which had been reached by last summer.
On the state side, California, Florida, New York, Texas and Pennsylvania lead the way in the amount of payments made to EPs and hospitals, as well as total number of participating providers. New Jersey has 6,891 participating providers as of February 2013 with $318,261,098 paid out.
Visit the CMS Data and Program Reports page for up-to-date Meaningful Use payment and registration information.
