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HHS Meaningful Use Final Regulations Have Wins and Losses for Hospitals
The HHS
meaningful use final regulations announced Tuesday specify what
physicians and hospitals will have to do to receive a share of up to $27
billion in bonus Medicare payments for adoption of electronic health
records over the next ten years. Eligible professionals can get up to
$44,000 under Medicare and $63,750 under Medicaid, and hospitals may
receive millions of dollars for implementation and meaningful use of
certified EHRs under both Medicare and Medicaid.
The original rules specified 25 EHR objectives with hospitals required to meet 23 in order to demonstrate
meaningful use. The final rules have been changed with mandatory "core requirements" and an "ala carte" menu of 10 additional requirements.
