January 16, 2014

Synōvim Healthcare Solutions

Medicare EPs Must Attest by February 28 at 11:59 p.m. EST to Receive 2013 Incentive Payments

If you are an eligible professional (EP), the last day you can register and attest to demonstrating Meaningful Use for the 2013 Medicare EHR Incentive Program is February 28, 2014. You must successfully attest by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 28 to receive an incentive payment for your 2013 participation.

You must attest to demonstrating Meaningful Use every year to receive an incentive and avoid a payment adjustment.

Medicaid Eligible Professionals
EPs participating in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program need to refer to their state deadlines for attestation information.

Payment Adjustments

If you are only eligible to participate in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, you are not subject to these payment adjustments.

Payment adjustments for EPs will be applied beginning January 1, 2015, to Medicare participants that have not successfully demonstrated Meaningful Use. The adjustment is determined by your reporting period in a prior year. For more information, visit the payment adjustment tipsheet for EPs.

For more attestation resources from CMS, see Attestation Resources.

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Synōvim Healthcare Solutions, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization sponsored by the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care (KFMC) and the Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved (KAMU). Synōvim, comprised of Regional Extension Center (REC) staff, is in partnership with these organizations to help assist Kansas providers with their health information technology and quality improvement needs once federal funding has ceased for REC services.

This material was prepared by Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, Inc. as part of its work as the Kansas Regional Extension Center, under grant #90RC0003/01 from the Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services. SYNREC_2014_03

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