Louisiana Made Incorrect Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments

摘要

To improve the quality and value of American health care, the Federal Government promotes the use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology by health care professionals (professionals) and hospitals (collectively, providers). As an incentive for using EHRs, the Federal Government is making payments to providers that attest to the meaningful use of EHRs. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that from 2011 through 2019, spending on the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs will total $30 billion; the Medicaid EHR incentive program will account for more than a third of that amount, or about $12.4 billion. The objective of this review was to determine whether the State agency made Medicaid EHR incentive program payments in accordance with Federal and State requirements.