News spotlight: CMS gives $37.6 million in EHR reimbursements
Nurse Leader Weekly, April 4, 2011
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To date, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has enrolled 25,217 hospitals and eligible healthcare physicians in federal electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use incentive programs, and has issued about $37.6 million in reimbursement payments.
Interested providers can find more information in the incentive programs, deadlines, and other important dates on the CMS website.
Source: Government Health IT
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