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CMS announces first Medicare EHR incentive payments

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From the CMS Fact Sheet: On May 19, 2011, the Medicare EHR Incentive Program issued the first round of payments totaling $75 million to providers who signed up in the first two weeks of the program. On April 18 CMS opened a secure website through which eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals […]

First Medicare Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Payments Total $75 Million; Providers Offered Flexibility in Adopting E-Prescribing

On , in Industry News, by AQ-IQ LLC

From the CMS Announcement: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two steps that will help modernize America’s health care delivery system by encouraging doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers to adopt and meaningfully use health information technology.  Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, providers are receiving incentive payments through both […]

CMS’ Proposed Rule for the Electronic Prescribing (ERX) Incentive Program

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From the CMS Announcement: CMS has issued proposed changes to the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program. In addition to setting forth the requirements for reporting the electronic prescribing quality measure for the 2011 eRx incentive, the calendar year (CY) 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, published in the Federal Register on November […]

CMS announces first Medicare EHR incentive payments

From the CMS Fact Sheet: On May 19, 2011, the Medicare EHR Incentive Program issued the first round of payments totaling $75 million to providers who signed up in the first two weeks of the program. On April 18 CMS opened a secure website through which eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals […]

First Medicare Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Payments Total $75 Million; Providers Offered Flexibility in Adopting E-Prescribing

From the CMS Announcement: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two steps that will help modernize America’s health care delivery system by encouraging doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers to adopt and meaningfully use health information technology.  Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, providers are receiving incentive payments through both […]