Incentive payments totaling as much as $27 billion may be made under the Medicare & Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs beginning in 2011. Are you eligible for an incentive? How much can an eligible professional earn? What are the key dates for these programs?
Learn more on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services EHR Incentive Programs website! Tip Sheets for Eligible Professionals: * UPDATED: Medicare EHR Incentive Programs, PQRI, and E-Prescribing Comparison Learn what opportunities are available to Medicare Eligible Professionals to receive incentive payments for participating in important Medicare initiatives. This fact sheet provides information on eligibility, timeframes, and maximum payments for each program. * UPDATED: Flow Chart - Determine Eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs Unsure if you are eligible to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs? Use this handy flow chart to find out! * Medicare EHR Incentive Payments for Eligible Professionals Which types of individual practitioners can participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program? This easy tip sheet provides information about incentive payment amounts and describes how payments are calculated for fee for service (FFS) and Medicare Advantage providers. It also describes payment adjustments beginning in 2015 for Eligible Professionals who are not meaningful users of certified EHR technology. For the 3 tip sheets above, go to http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms. Select the "Medicare Eligible Professional" tab on the left, and then scroll to "Downloads." * NEW: Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments for Eligible Professionals Which types of individual practitioners can participate in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program? Learn about Medicaid patient volume requirements, payment amounts, and the timeframes for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Go to http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms. Select the "Medicaid Eligible Professional" tab on the left, and then scroll to "Downloads." Important Dates: * NEW: EHR Incentive Program Timeline Find it at http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms in the "Downloads" section of the "Overview" tab. Electronic Health Record Incentives - Get the Facts from CMS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September Flu Shot Reminder Vaccinate Early to Protect Against the Flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a yearly flu vaccination as the first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses. Medicare pays for the flu vaccine and its administration for seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries with no co-pay or deductible. This year's vaccine will protect against three different flu viruses, including the H1N1 virus that caused so much illness last flu season. Take advantage of each office visit and start protecting your patients as soon as your 2010-2011 seasonal flu vaccine arrives. And, don't forget to immunize yourself and your staff. Get Your Flu Vaccine - Not the Flu. Remember - Influenza vaccine plus its administration are covered Part B benefits. Note that influenza vaccine is NOT a Part D covered drug. For information about Medicare's coverage of the influenza vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational resources for health care professionals and their staff, please visit http://www.cms.gov/AdultImmunizations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv.
