CMS Paid First EHR Incentives
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| Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Webinar |
Since the EHR incentive program opened in January of 2011, more than $158 million has been paid for both the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs. In total, the Federal Government has paid:
- $75 million for the Medicare EHR incentive program
- $83.3 million for the Medicaid EHR incentive program
The following are notable differences between the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs:
Medicare
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Medicaid
| Federal Government will implement (will be an option nationally) | Voluntary for States to implement (may not be an option in every State) | Payment reductions begin in 2015 for providers that do not demonstrate Meaningful Use | No Medicaid payment reductions | Must demonstrate Meaningful Use in the first year | Adopt, implement and upgrade option for 1st participation year | Maximum incentive is $44,000 for Eligible Professionals (10% bonus for Eligible Professionals in Health Professional Shortage Area) | Maximum incentive is $63,750 for Eligible Professionals | Meaningful Use definition is standard for Medicare | States can adopt certain additional requirements for Meaningful Use | Last year a provider may initiate program is 2014; Last year to register is 2016; Payment adjustments begin in 2015 | Last year a provider may initiate program is 2016; Last year to register is 2016 | Eligible Professionals include:
- Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy
- Doctor of Dental Surgery or Dental Medicine
- Doctor of Podiatry
- Doctor of Optometry
- Chiropractor
...and subsection (d) hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
| Eligible Professionals include:
- Physicians (primarily Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathy)
- Nurse Practitioner
- Certified Nurse-Midwife
- Dentist
- Physician assistant who furnishes services in a Federally Qualified Health Center or Rural Health Clinic that is led by a physician assistant.
...and acute care hospitals (including CAHs) and children's hospitals.
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In order to receive the Medicare or MediCaid EHR incentive payments, follow the steps below:
- Successfully register for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program;
- Meet Meaningful Use criteria using certified EHR technology (Check to see if your software is certified under the EHR incentive program at: http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert); and
- Successfully attest, using CMS' Web-based system, that you have met meaningful use criteria using certified EHR technology.
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