From the CMS Announcement:

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two steps that will help modernize America’s health care delivery system by encouraging doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers to adopt and meaningfully use health information technology.  Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, providers are receiving incentive payments through both the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs for the meaningful use of certified EHR technology.  The proposed rule for the Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program released today would give more flexibility to providers who are adopting electronic prescribing systems.

View the complete press release here.

For more information about progress under the HITECH act to date, visit

http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_4381_1238_15609_43/http%3B/wci-pubcontent/publish/onc/public_communities/p_t/resources_and_public_affairs/fact_sheets/fact_sheets_portlet/files/aspa_0386_20110525_onc_fs_meaningful_use_v01__3_.pdf

For more information:

For detailed fact sheets on both the e-prescribing proposed rule and the EHR incentive payments, please visit: http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp.

Medicare EHR Incentive Program payments will continue to be made on the monthly basis. For a list of providers who have received Medicare EHR Incentive Program payments, please visit: http://www.cms.gov/apps/files/EHR_providers.pdf

This information will be updated on a regular basis.

CMS’ proposed rule on electronic prescribing is available for public review and comment today at http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2011-13463_PI.pdf