As of October 2015, more than 479,000 health care providers received payment for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Beginning in 2011, the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs were developed to encourage eligible professionals and eligible hospitals to adopt, implement and demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology. With over 800,000 physicians in the U.S., more than 40% of physicians have chosen not to participate with meaningful use or have failed to successfully attest and earn meaningful use dollars.
The biggest benefit in the federal government’s encouragement in the adoption of electronic health records has been patients being able to access their health records online. Prior to the introduction of meaningful use, less than 3% of healthcare providers offered any type of online access for their patients to view their health records. Since 2011, the number of patients accessing their health records online has skyrocketed with over 50% of the nation’s physicians offering online health record access to their patients. Today’s technology gives patients access to their health data 24/7.
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