The document discusses health information technology adoption in the United States. It shows that hospital adoption of electronic health records increased substantially between 2008 and 2012. It also shows a graph of cumulative incentive payments made to eligible health providers under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs, with over $16 billion paid out since the program's start in 2011. The economic incentives provided under these programs have successfully encouraged many health providers to adopt electronic health records and health information technology.

1. Economic Evidence to Support
Investment in Health IT
December 5, 2013
Michael Furukawa, PhD
Director, Office of Economic Analysis, Evaluation, and Modeling
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC)

2. Source: Blumenthal

3. Hospital Adoption of EHRs: 2008-2012
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Source: DesRoches, et al. Health Affairs, 2013, vol. 32, no. 8. Analysis of data from American Hospital Association, Annual Health Information
Technology Supplemental Survey, 2012. Note: Analyses statistically weighted to account for potential nonresponse bias.

4. Total EHR Incentive Payments to All Eligible
Providers by Month
$22 $16 $26 $31
$109
$81
$116
$276
$237
$387
$605
$838
$563
$629
$662
$622
$587
$445
$409
$597$579
$716
$908
$1,404
$1,115
$821
$1,021
$907
$354
$723
$360$340$330
Cumulative Total
$16,838
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
$16,000
$18,000
$0
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$1,600
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CumulativeAmountPaid(Millions)
AmountPaidperMonth(Millions)
Payments to All Eligible Professionals and Hospitals Under the Medicare or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
Source: CMS EHR Incentive Program
Data as of 9/30/2013