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Registration for EHR Incentive Programs Starts January 3, 2011

Registration for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, begins January 3, 2011. The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs are providing incentive payments to eligible health care professionals and hospitals as they demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology. For additional information, visit the AOA Web site Electronic Health Records page (http://www.aoa.org/ehr.xml) or Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's (ONC) Web site (http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&mode=2&objID=3343&PageID=21599).