NPP Report: NPs, CNMs can earn $21K in Medicaid EHR
cash in 2012 without meeting meaningful use
Your nurse practitioners (NPs) and certified nurse midwives (CNMs) stand to collect $21,250 each under the Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive program, a little-known fact because no non-physician practitioner (NPP) of any kind can participate in the Medicare EHR program, which pays out $18,000 in the first year. NOTE: Physician assistants working in a federally qualified health center or rural health clinic are also eligible for the Medicaid incentive.
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