Since the inception of the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive programs in 2011, CMS has paid out a total of $14.4 billion in incentive payments to 345,559 eligible professionals and hospitals.
Here are the top ten states that have received the highest incentive payments since the program’s inception, according to the report:
1. California — $1.2 billion
2. Texas — $1.1 billion
3. Florida — $977 million
4. New York — $837 million
5. Pennsylvania — $691 million
6. Illinois — $634 million
7. Ohio — $606 million
8. Michigan — $480 million
9. Massachusetts — $423 million
10. Georgia — $392 million
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CMS Adds 2 Questions to EHR Incentive Program FAQs
CMS Pays $290M in EHR Incentives in First 3 Months of 2013
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