Massachusetts, New Jersey Dish Out Federal Medicaid EHR Funds

Hospitals and physician practices in Massachusetts and New Jersey with electronic health record systems are starting to see green, as the states recently distributed a combined $54.6 million in federal Medicaid funds for those investing in EHRs.

New Jersey doled out $40 million to 30 hospitals and 40 physician practices, according to a New Jersey Real-Time News report. The grants were based on facility size and Medicaid patient volume. Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center received the largest payment at $2.96 million.

Massachusetts handed out $14.6 million in Medicaid EHR funds to 15 hospitals and 12 physician practices, according to a Telegram & Gazette report. Massachusetts plans to distribute about $500 million to most of the state's 72 acute-care hospitals and 6,000 eligible healthcare professionals over the next decade.

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