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CMS: EHR Payments Total Nearly $6.6 Billion
According to the CMS' latest report 3,884 hospitals and 267,221 physicians and other so-called eligible professionals are now enrolled in the three federally funded electronic health-record system incentive payment programs. The numbers are based on data available through July.
So far, the programs—created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009—have paid out not quite $6.6 billion, with $4.2 billion going to hospitals and almost $2.4 billion to physicians and other eligible professionals, such as dentists, optometrists, podiatrists, chiropractors, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and certain physician assistants.
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Source: ModernHealthcare.com
Use of Voluntary Alignment in the Next Generation ACO Model
June 5th 2025Use of voluntary alignment attribution by Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) participants was limited. The authors highlight the reasons and describe organizational use cases via a mixed-methods approach.
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Laundromats as a New Frontier in Community Health, Medicaid Outreach
May 29th 2025Lindsey Leininger, PhD, and Allister Chang, MPA, highlight the potential of laundromats as accessible, community-based settings to support Medicaid outreach, foster trust, and connect families with essential health and social services.
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