Economic Stimulus Package
Healthcare IT Incentives for Critical Access Hospitals
The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 provides incentives for critical access hospitals to
tap into the power of electronic health record...
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Economic Stimulus Package
Healthcare IT Incentives for Critical Access Hospitals
The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 provides incentives for critical access hospitals to
tap into the power of electronic health record (EHR) systems.
Hospitals, critical access hospitals, health systems and office-based
physicians may be eligible to benefit from the incentives — whether through first-time deployment of a certified EHR or completion of
existing healthcare IT projects that otherwise meet the ARRA requirements.
Snapshot of the
Stimulus Package
– Plan includes $19 billion to
accelerate EHR and other
IT adoption
– Incentives for critical access
hospitals based on actual
investment and cost
– Funds expected to become
available for critical access
hospitals on Oct.
1, 2010
– Funding and incentives are tied
to demonstrating “meaningful
use” of a certified EHR system
Current Medicare Reimbursement
Methodology and Future Penalties
Critical access hospitals ar
Less
