Looking Back: Meaningful Use 2012 by the Numbers
With the EHR Incentive Programs having doled out more than $9 billion in incentives to eligible professionals (EPs) and hospitals (EHs), it is worthwhile exercise to see where these federal and state funds have gone and who has benefitted the most from the meaningful use program.
E-prescribing Soars Among Doctors with EHRs
More and more are moving away from stand-alone systems. Nearly half write prescriptions electronically through an EHR.
Hospitals, Health Systems Lack Confidence in Meeting Stage 2 Meaningful Use or HIPAA Requirements
Business leaders at hospitals and health systems are only somewhat confident in their organization’s level of readiness to meet meaningful use Stage 2 standards for electronic health records (EHR).
Medicaid Providers Rack EHR Incentive Dollars
GAO report shows that nearly 40% of eligible hospitals and a third of professionals got payments in 2011, despite slow start in many states.
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