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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Program Measures

Date Range

2013 – 2016

Last Updated

August 2017

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The CMS EHR Incentive Programs provide incentives to eligible office-based providers and hospitals to adopt electronic health records. Both the Medicare and Medicaid programs have separate criteria and eligible participants. These measures track the percentage of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, short-term general, Critical Access, and Children’s hospitals that have demonstrated meaningul use of certified electronic health record technology and/or adopted, implemented, or ugraded any electronic health record. These measures track the rate of adoption and use of EHR technology certified by HHS in addition to adoption of other non-certified EHR technology. These measures are cumulative, representing the most recent data.

Data FieldData Description
regionRegion // The region name for the data. This includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
region_codeRegion Code // The region abbreviation for the data. This includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
periodTime Period // Time period for the data. The first four digits correspond to the year of the data, and any other digits refer to the month of the data, beginning with “01”/January and ending with “12”/December.
pct_md_pa_np_mu_aiuPercentage of Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT and or AIU any EHR // The percentage of all office-based medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) and/or adopted, implemented, or upgrade (AIU) any electronic health record. This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through either the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, and AIU through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program.
pct_md_pa_np_muPercentage of Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT // The percentage of all office-based medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through either the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.
pct_md_mu_aiuPercentage of Physicians that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT and or AIU any EHR // The percentage of all office-based medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) and/or adopted, implemented, or upgrade (AIU) any electronic health record. This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through either the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, and AIU through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program.
pct_md_muPercentage of Physicians that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT // The percentage of all office-based medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through either the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.
pct_np_mu_aiuPercentage of Nurse Practitioners that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT and or AIU any EHR // The percentage of all office-based nurse practitioners that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) and/or adopted, implemented, or upgrade (AIU) any electronic health record. This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, and AIU through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Nurse practitioners are only eligible to participate in the Medicaid Program.
pct_np_muPercentage of Nurse Practitioners that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT // The percentage of all office-based nurse practitioners that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Nurse practitioners are only eligible to participate in the Medicaid Program.
pct_pa_mu_aiuPercentage of Physician Assistants that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT and or AIU any EHR // The percentage of all office-based physician assistants that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) and/or adopted, implemented, or upgrade (AIU) any electronic health record. This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, and AIU through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Physician assistants are only eligible to participate in the Medicaid Program. Only physician assistants in Federal Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are eligible to participate.
pct_pa_muPercentage of Physician Assistants that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT // The percentage of all office-based physician assistants that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Physician assistants are only eligible to participate in the Medicaid Program. Only physician assistants in Federal Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are eligible to participate.
pct_hospitals_mu_aiuPercentage of Eligible and Critical Access Hospitals that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT and or AIU any EHR // The percentage of short-term general and Critical Access hospitals that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) and/or adopted, implemented, or upgrade (AIU) any electronic health record. This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through either the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, and AIU through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Critical Access hospitals are facilities with no more than 25 beds and located in a rural area further than 35 miles from the nearest hospital, and/or are located in a mountainous region.
pct_hospitals_muPercentage of Eligible and Critical Access Hospitals that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT // The percentage of short-term general and Critical Access hospitals that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through either the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Critical Access hospitals are facilities with no more than 25 beds and located in a rural area further than 35 miles from the nearest hospital, and/or are located in a mountainous region.
pct_cah_small_rural_mu_aiuPercentage of Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT and or AIU any EHR // The percentage of Critical Access and small, rural short-term general hospitals that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) and/or adopted, implemented, or upgrade (AIU) any electronic health record. This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through either the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, and AIU through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Critical Access hospitals are facilities with no more than 25 beds and located in a rural area further than 35 miles from the nearest hospital, and/or are located in a mountainous region. Small hospitals have fewer than 100 inpatient beds. Rural hospitals are located in non-metropolitan areas.
pct_cah_small_rural_muPercentage of Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals that have Demonstrated Meaningful Use of CEHRT // The percentage of Critical Access and small, rural short-term general hospitals that have demonstrated meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). This includes the demonstration of meaningful use through either the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Critical Access hospitals are facilities with no more than 25 beds and located in a rural area further than 35 miles from the nearest hospital, and/or are located in a mountainous region. Small hospitals have fewer than 100 inpatient beds. Rural hospitals are located in non-metropolitan areas.

These measures combine several data sources to calculate each measure. The CMS EHR Incentive Programs data provide the numerators for all twelve of these measures, and ONC uses two distinct data sets to calculate the denominators for these measures. Measures for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants are calculated using the 2013 SK&A Office-based Provider database. Measures for eligible and Critical Access hospitals are calculated using the most recent CMS Provider of Services (POS) file. Further information on this data and its application can be found in the Additional Information section of each measure.