Overview of government EHR / EMR incentives payments through Meaningful Use of EHR systems. Medicaid and Medicare EMR incentive payment schedule. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act specifies that physicians can qualify for $44,000 or more in economic stimulus incentive payment for adopting and implementing a certified EHR or EMR. The government allocated $27 billion dollars to help doctors transition from paper medical records to electronic medical records (EMR) systems or electronic health records (EHR) systems and show meaningful use of these systems. Physicians will be assessed penalties for not adopting an EMR system by 2015. Read more: Government EHR / EMR Incentives Information | MedicalRecords.com http://www.medicalrecords.com/physicians/meaningful-use-government-incentives-information#ixzz2W1dMd0XX

1. The 2-minute Guide:
Government EHR/EMR Incentives
Summer
2013
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2. Government Incentives
Eligibility and Requirements
Important Dates
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3. What incentive do you have to switch to EMR/EHR systems?
Government Incentives
‣The government has allocated $27 billion dollars to
help doctors transition from paper medical records
to electronic medical records (EMR) or electronic
health (EHR) systems
‣Physicians can qualify for $44,000 or more economic
stimulus for adopting or implementing EMR or EHR
‣There will be assessed penalties for not adopting an
EMR system by 2015
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4. Payment Schedule
Government Incentives
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5. Types of Eligible Health Care Providers
Eligibility and Requirements
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‣ Hospitals
‣ Skilled nursing facilities
‣ Nursing facilities
‣ Home health entities
‣ Long term care facilities
‣ Health care clinics
‣ Community mental health centers
‣ Renal dialysis facilities
‣ Blood centers
‣ Emergency medical service providers
‣ Federally qualified health centers
(FQHC)
‣ Group practices
‣ Pharmacists
‣ Laboratories
‣ Physicians
‣ Practitioners
‣ Indian Health Service providers
‣ Rural health clinics
‣ Therapists
‣ Ambulatory surgical centers
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6. Use to describe two related points
Eligibility and Requirements
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Who can qualify? Qualifying
geographic locations
‣ Doctor of Medicine or
Osteopathy
‣ Doctor of Dental Surgery or
Dental Medicine
‣ Doctor of Podiatry
‣ Doctor of Optometry
‣ Chiropractor
‣ All 50 US States
‣ District of Columbia
‣ Puerto Rico
‣ Guam
‣ The Virgin Islands
‣ American Samoa
‣ The Northern Mariana Islands
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7. What incentive do you have to switch to EMR/EHR systems?
Eligibility and Requirements
‣Patient Volume Requirements [Must meet one of the
following criteria]:
- Have a minimum of 30% of their patient volume derived
from Medicaid
- Have a minimum of 20% of their patient volume derived
from Medicaid and be a pediatrician
- Practice primarily (more than 50% of clinical services) in an
FQHC or rural health clinic (RHC) and have a minimum of
30% of their patient volume attributable to needy individuals
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8. What incentive do you have to switch to EMR/EHR systems?
Important Dates
‣Stage 1
‣Stage 2 (2014-2020)
‣ July 1, 2014 : Deadline for eligible hospitals to attest to
avoid 2015 Medicare Payment Adjustments
‣ October 1, 2014: Deadline for eligible professionals to
attest to avoid 2015 Medicare Payment Adjustments
‣Stage 3
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