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What safeguards are in place to ensure that Medicaid EHR incentive payments are used for their intended purpose?

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What safeguards are in place to ensure that Medicaid EHR incentive payments are used for their intended purpose?

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Like the Medicare EHR incentive program, neither the statute nor the CMS final rule dictate how a Medicaid provider must use their EHR incentive payment. The incentives are not a reimbursement and are at the providers’ discretion, similar to a bonus payment.