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Meaningful Use Attestation Participation and Return Rates, 2011-2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 392,800 providers eligible for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. As of May 2014, approximately 67% had attested to meaningful use of a certified EHR through Medicare. Half of the Medicare-eligible providers attested in 2011 or 2012, and the vast majority (85%) returned in year 2. The rate of skipping year 2 is similar for providers that started in both 2011 and 2012 (15-16%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Public Use File used for this analysis only includes Medicare attestations and, therefore, does not capture instances where a health care professional switched from the Medicare program to the Medicaid program. Up to an estimated 1% of providers may be noted as \u201cskipping\u201d a year when in fact they switched from Medicare to Medicaid. Providers may also skip a year because they are no longer eligible for the program due to retirement, departure from active or ambulatory care practice, or other reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two-thirds of all Medicare-eligible providers had attested to meaningful use of a certified EHR by 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Medicare EHR Incentive Program: Meaningful Use Attestation Participation and Return Rates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Year of Attestation<\/th>Year 1<\/th>Year 2<\/th>Skipped Year 2<\/th>Year 3<\/th>Skipped Year 2 and Returned for Year 3<\/th>Skipped Year 3<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
2011<\/th> 58k<\/td> 49k<\/td>9.5k (16%)<\/td> 47k<\/td>4k (43%)*<\/td>11k^ (19%)<\/td><\/tr>
2012<\/th> 139k<\/td> 118k<\/td>21.5k (15%)<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/th> 69k<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
*% of those providers who attested to Meaningful Use in year 1, skipped year 2, and returned in year 3. ^Approximately 5.5k skipped years 2 and 3, and 5.4k skipped year 3 after participating in years 1 and 2<\/th><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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