Medicare Incentive Programs - various

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Pretty good article at...

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/472/faq-cms-incentive-program.pdf

Of interest...can't do eRx AND EHR incentive program together.

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An eligible professional may not participate in both the Medicare

e-prescribing incentive program and the new EHR incentive program

specified in ARRA.

To avoid penalties in 2011 and 2012, eligible

professionals must report ePrescribing activity according to program

details (see questions three and four) even if they participate in the

new EHR incentive program.

Also, it is important to note that eligible

physicians can participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System

(PQRS) incentive program, formerly referred to as PQRI, even if they are

taking advantage of the ePrescribing or EHR incentive programs.

For

more information about the PQRS incentive program and requirements,

visit www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI and CMS' brochure, " Medicare EHR

Incentive Program, Physician Quality Reporting System and e-Prescribing

Comparison, " which includes an incentive and penalty comparison table.

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Locke, MD

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