According to a release by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), the first Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Payments will be issued this week.
CMS made this announcement, saying providers who have successfully attested to having met meaningful use, and who have met all the other program requirements, can expect to receive their 2011 incentive payments soon.
This is exciting news, as billions of dollars in Recover funds have been allocated for improvement in Health Information Technology (HIT) through the use of electronic health records.
The other main program, the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, has been underway since January 2011 and has issued over $83 million to date.
For more information, please visit the CMS website.