Article Excerpt: On Tuesday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) reintroduced a bill (S 1517) that would make mental health care, behavioral health care and substance misuse treatment professionals and facilities eligible for meaningful use incentive payments, Government Health IT reports.
Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record systems can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments (Sullivan, Government Health IT, 9/18).
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