Are long term care providers (e.g., nursing homes) eligible for EHR incentive payments?
No. Nursing homes are not eligible. Under Medicaid, the only eligible institutional providers are acute care hospitals, stand-alone children’s hospitals, cancer hospitals, and critical access hospitals. Eligible Professionals may choose to assign incentive payments to their employer. Therefore, if an Eligible Professional employed by a nursing home met the criteria, s/he could choose to assign their payment to their employer.
Related Questions
- Will long term care providers such as nursing homes be eligible for incentive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program?
- Is each eligible professional that meaningfully uses an EHR in a group practice eligible for incentive payments or just the group practice itself?
- When will EHR incentive payments to eligible professionals and eligible hospitals begin?
