Four States (MO, NM, OR, WA) and Puerto Rico to Receive Federal Matching Funds for Electronic Health Record Incentives Program
In another key step to further states' role in developing a robust U.S. health information technology (HIT) infrastructure, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced additional federal matching funds for certain state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record (EHR) incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). EHRs will improve the quality of health care for the citizens of the recipient states and Puerto Rico and make their care more efficient. The records make it easier for the many providers who may be treating a Medicaid patient to coordinate care. Additionally, EHRs make it easier for patients to access the information they need to make decisions about their health care. This batch is part of a rolling announcement we began in November 2009. To date, including these latest matching funds, we will have awarded a total of $58.38 million to 35 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Missouri: $ 1.53 million New Mexico: $ 405,000 Oregon: $ 3.53 million Puerto Rico: $ 1.80 million Washington: $ 967,000 Subtotal: $ 8.23 million Total awards to date: $ 58.38 million Additional information on implementation of the Medicaid-related provisions of the Recovery Act's EHR incentive payment program may be found at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Recovery/11_HealthIT.asp . The press releases issued on, 4/26/10, are available at: https://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press_releases.asp <https://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press_releases.asp> . Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Lis tservs.pdf). If you received this message as part of the All FFS Providers listserv, you are currently subscribed to one of eighteen provider listservs. If you would like to be removed from all NIH listservs, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/LISTSERV_WEB/signoff.htm <https://list.nih.gov/LISTSERV_WEB/signoff.htm> ) to unsubscribe. If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX <https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX> ) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS <http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS> ). Thank you.
