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)

Source: Blumenthal

Hospital Adoption of EHRs: 2008-2012

2 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.

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

Jan

-11

Feb

-11

Mar

-11

Ap

r-1

1

May

-11

Jun

-11

Jul-

11

Au

g-1

1

Sep

-11

Oct

-11

No

v-1

1

Dec

-11

Jan

-12

Feb

-12

Mar

-12

Ap

r-1

2

May

-12

Jun

-12

Jul-

12

Au

g-1

2

Sep

-12

Oct

-12

No

v-1

2

Dec

-12

Jan

-13

Feb

-13

Mar

-13

Ap

r-1

3

May

-13

Jun

-13

Jul-

13

Au

g-1

3

Sep

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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