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EHR Incentive Program

Overview of the CMS Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs

The Official Web Site for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs

The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs will provide incentive payments to eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) as they adopt, implement, upgrade or demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology.

Certified Health IT Product List

The Certified HIT Product List (CHPL) provides the authoritative, comprehensive listing of Complete EHRs and EHR Modules that have been tested and certified under the Temporary Certification Program maintained by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). Each Complete EHR and EHR Module listed below has been certified by an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) and reported to ONC. Only the product versions that are included on the CHPL are certified under the ONC Temporary Certification Program.

EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System

This web system is for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Those wanting to take part in the program will use this system to register and participate in the program.

eRx Incentive Program

eRx Incentive Program

The Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program, which began January 1, 2009, and is authorized under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), provides a combination of incentives and payment adjustments for eligible professionals who are or are not successful electronic prescribers.

Health IT Workforce Development

Health IT Workforce Development

As the nation moves toward a more technologically advanced health care system, providers are going to need highly skilled health IT experts to support them in the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records.

To help address this growing demand, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has funded the Health IT Workforce Development Program. The goal is to train a new workforce of health IT professionals who will be ready to help providers implement electronic health records to improve health care quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness.

Community College Consortia

Providers will need an increased workforce of skilled health IT specialists as they transition to electronic health records (EHRs). To address this need, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) created the Community College Consortia to Educate Health IT Professionals in Health Care Program.

Hawaii's HIT Workforce Development Program

The Western Region Health IT Program (WRHealthIT) is a consortium made up of community colleges from Arizona, Nevada, California and Hawaii. The Western Region Consortium is one of five  regions in the National project funded by this two-year ONC project.