Incentives
Meaningful Use Action Plan
December 2011
Here you will find information on Getting Started, Begining Meaningful Use Activities, One-time Tasks and will even help you do your own Security Risk Analysis.
CMS has a web page that combines all the relevant information for the EHR Incentive Program. In particular, see the Path to Payment page to get started.
Medicare eRx Penalty
May 2011
Reminder: Medicare Penalty For Not Using eRX Now!
Avoid a 1% reduction in your Medicare payments
Starting in 2012 Medicare will deduct 1% from provider payments if the provider has not sent at least 10 (ten) prescriptions electronically during the first half of 2011. There is a 1.5% penalty in 2013 and a 2% penalty in 2014 and beyond.
Use VersaForm to Achieve Meaningful Use
April 2011
How VersaForm will help you to achieve Meaningful Use
In order to receive the $44,000 (Medicare) or $64,000 (Medicaid) incentive payments, you must make “meaningful use” of your Certified EHR software. There are 15 required and 10 elective Meaningful Use Objectives, each with its Measure. In this bulletin we describe how VersaForm EHR Certified helps you to achieve these objectives and to prove it.
VersaForm is now Certified!
March 2011
VersaForm has Achieved ONC-ATCB Certification as Complete EHR Software.
VersaForm usage qualifies for the EHR Incentive payments—up to $44,000 per provider for Medicare and $64,000 for Medicaid.
How MU Will Impact Your Practice
March 2011
To receive the $44,000 (Medicare) or $64,000 (Medicaid) incentive payments, you must make “Meaningful Use” of your Certified EHR software. Every physician must ask: How will this affect my practice? There are 15 core objectives and 10 more electives.
How big a burden will this be? And on whose shoulders will the burden fall?
EHR Incentive Payments - Timeline
December 2010
There are really two Federal incentive payment programs: Medicare (up to $44,000) and Medicaid (up to $63,750).
ARRA Incentives--Meaningful Use
September 2010
When Congress passed the Stimulus Bill, formally known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), certain parts of which are also known as the HITECH act, they allocated over $30 billion to incentives for meaningful use of certified EHRs (EMRs). On July 13, 2010, HHS delivered its final rule that defines how this will work.
Calendar of Mandates and Incentives
May 2010
E-Prescribing Bonus Money is on the Table
April 2010
Back in 2008 Congress authorized a separate incentive program for eligible professionals (EPs) who are successful electronic prescribers. This is good news for several reasons.
