Electronic health records (EHR)
Modified: 8/22/2011
The Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs will provide incentive payments to eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) as they adopt, implement, upgrade or demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology.
Modified: 5/17/2012
The names, business phone numbers, and business addresses of Medicare eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals that are eligible based on the regulation's eligibility requirements, attested to meaningfully using an electronic health record (EHR), and have received a Medicare incentive payment will be displayed online. [PERL 201205-43]
Modified: 5/10/2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the 2011 Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive program eligible professionals public use file (PUF) to the EHR website. [PERL 201205-27]
Modified: 4/26/2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated a frequently asked question on attesting with multiple certified electronic health records on its website. [PERL 201204-44]
Modified: 4/23/2012
Louisiana is the first state in the nation to issue an incentive payment to a Medicaid eligible professional (EP) for demonstrating meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology for the Medicaid EHR incentive program. [PERL 201204-41]
Modified: 4/18/2012
After determining your eligibility for the electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs, you should then register as early as possible for the Medicare and/or Medicaid program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR information center is open to assist the EHR provider community with registration and other program-related inquiries. [PERL 201204-31]
Modified: 4/12/2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the full set of proposed clinical quality measures (CQMs) for 2014 as part of the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs stage 2 notice of proposed rule making (NPRM). [PERL 201204-21]
Modified: 4/9/2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the deadline for eligible professionals (EPs) to submit eligibility appeals under the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs 2011 payment year to April 30. [PERL 201204-08]
Modified: 3/30/2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released February 2012 data that highlights program-to-date (since January 2011) participation and payment totals under the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs. [PERL 201203-65]
Modified: 3/22/2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a series of new videos about the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs to the CMS YouTube channel. [PERL 201203-46]
Modified: 2/16/2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has created a new page to the electronic health record (EHR) website dedicated to the clinical quality measures (CQMs) and their role in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs. [PERL 201202-41]
Modified: 2/12/2012
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