Georgia Begins Planning for Incentive Program for Doctor EHR Use

The Georgia Department of Community Health has begun a series of meetings for the state Medicare Electronic Health Records Community Partnership, a program aimed at increasing EHR adoption among small- and medium-sized physician practices statewide, the department announced on Friday (Department of Community Health press release, 3/28).

The five-year program aims to provide financial incentives to physician groups that use certified EHRs to meet clinical quality measures, according to the Georgia DCH. The state will pay physicians annual bonuses for each year they score on a standardized survey assessing EHR use to support care delivery.

The state’s Medicare EHR Demonstration Project is part of Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue’s (R) goal of establishing a statewide strategy for health information to be readily accessible and transparent

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