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University of Kentucky HealthCare and Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington are the first hospital systems in the United States to receive funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' electronic health records incentive program.
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UK, Central Baptist get millions in federal incentives to use electronic health records
University of Kentucky HealthCare and Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington are the first hospital systems in the United States to receive funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' electronic health records incentive program.
UK received $2.8 million, Central Baptist $1.3 million, according to a press release from the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Kentucky is one of only four states to begin receiving the federal dollars, which are meant to encourage hospitals and physicians to transition to computerized patient records. The funds are part of the 2009 economic-stimulus legislation.
Another 25 Kentucky providers have started the application process. In the next four years, Kentucky hospitals should receive more than $100 million in incentive funds, the release states. "Electronic records can do so much to improve efficiency, reduce medical error and, ultimately, change the face of the American health care system," Gov. Steve Beshear said.
Kentucky is among the first to receive the funding because its providers were "farthest along in the process in moving down the path to adopting these types of systems," said Beth Fisher, spokeswoman for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. "This means we're pretty far ahead than a lot of other states." (Read more from Business First; for the original press release, go here.)
- Survey Shows Most Rural Doctors In Southern Kentucky Aren?t Ready For Electronic Health Records; Grant Will Help Them Switch
A recent survey found that 63 percent of rural health providers in Southern Kentucky have not installed electronic health records software, so more than 280 of the small and rural doctor practices surveyed could face financial penalties from Medicaid...
- Central Baptist Takes Over Russell County Hospital
Russell County Hospital in Russell Springs will be managed by Lexington's Central Baptist Hospital, at least for the next three years. The deal announced this week is the latest in a growing consolidation of rural hospitals with larger, urban facilities,...
- Kentucky Center Helps More Than 1,000 Providers Get Electronic Health Records
The Kentucky Regional Extension Center has helped more than 1,000 health care providers transition to electronic health records, with specialists advising providers so they can meet the federal standards of "Meaningful Use." "Quick access to electronic...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued $49 million in grants to improve public health, $815,000 of which is earmarked for Kentucky. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services will use the funds to expand its epidemiology,...
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