FW: [ACA-Members] FW: Medicare and Meaningful Use EHR

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F.Y.I., from the ACA and the future of electronic health records……Vern Saboe ACA Delegate From: Kara Webb [mailto:kwebb@...] Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 9:54 AMdrs@...; Aca ListSubject: RE: [ACA-Members] FW: Medicare and " Meaningful Use " EHR 2015 is the first year that CMS will begin implementing financial penalties for Medicare providers who are not demonstrating meaningful use of an EHR. In 2015, the penalty will be a 1% reduction in Medicare payments. The penalty will increase to 2% in 2016 and 3% in 2017. If it is determined that for 2018 and subsequent years that less than 75 percent of providers eligible to participate in the Medicare EHR program are meaningful users, then the payment adjustment will change by one percentage point each year until the payment adjustment reaches a 5 percent decrease. For more information on EHRs please visit: www.acatoday.org/ehr For additional information about payment incentives for EHRs visit: https://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/CMS_eHR_Tip_Sheet.pdf If you need any additional information or have additional questions, please just let me know. Thank you,Kara Kara WebbDirector of Federal & Regulatory Affairs | American Chiropractic AssociationT: (704)910-2761 | F: (703) 243-2593 | 1701 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington, VA 22209 From: Dr. A. R. Scopelliti [mailto:drs@...] Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 12:26 PMAca ListSubject: [ACA-Members] FW: Medicare and " Meaningful Use " EHR Does anyone know if we will be penalized in 2014-15 for not being on board with this by then? Sincerely, Dr. A. R. ScopellitiFellow of the American College of Functional NeurologyFellow of the American Board of Vestibular RehabilitationNJCCN President www.dcneuro.net Join Our E News! Effective Care For Difficult Problems ______________________________________________________ACA-Members Mailing ListTo post to the list: ACA-members@...List policyNOTE: The ACA does not accept requests/inquiries through the listserv. The listserv is for peer-to-peer collaboration only. If you have an insurance-related question/concern you wish to bring to the attention of the ACA, please email insinfo@...Technical questions or to request to be removed from the list, please contact dmillard@...No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3618 - Release Date: 05/05/11 ______________________________________________________ACA-Members Mailing ListTo post to the list: ACA-members@...List policyNOTE: The ACA does not accept requests/inquiries through the listserv. The listserv is for peer-to-peer collaboration only. If you have an insurance-related question/concern you wish to bring to the attention of the ACA, please email insinfo@...Technical questions or to request to be removed from the list, please contact dmillard@...