Pennsylvania Made Correct Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments to Hospitals

From January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Human Resources, Department of Medical Assistance Services (the State agency), made approximately $287.4 million for Medicaid Electronic Health Record incentive payments. Of this amount, $158.1 million was paid to 136 eligible hospitals in Pennsylvania. We reviewed 31 hospitals that received a total of $88.1 million, each receiving $1.5 million or more. The State agency made the EHR incentive payments in accordance with Federal and State requirements.