HHS is going to hit about 171,000 clinicians with a 3% reduction in their Medicare reimbursement for failure to meet meaningful use standards. That is a pretty good whack but many of these providers probably serve few beneficiaries.
http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/thousands-clinicians-will-get-hit-pocketbook-meaningful-use-penalties?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWldZeE56QTJZV0UwT0RNMyIsInQiOiJMMVRhQzh6T3V6Z0FzZU9hT3A3Uzc0TUF1eE5VeUNkaGc2RDQ5c3BEUkNIaVFmdG90Q21cL1hXMkpBbnhLdkhFaEVVMzlVaXJYYUtEUUxrTVZZUlhmNlFRbDJSOW5RUUVtSWtueWx1dDdkQlVhc0ZzSGx5R3YwWkJ2eENlc0F2dXoifQ%3D%3D
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