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HealthIT.gov - Putting the “I” in Health IT

HealthIT.gov - Putting the “I” in Health IT


CMS National Provider Call on Meaningful Use Stage 1 & 2Registration is now open for a CMS-hosted National Provider Call on Wednesday, January 16 from 2-3:30 EST. The National Provider Call will provide an overview of the final rule and provide information about what you need to do to receive EHR incentive payments.

Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and professionals eligible for the Medicare and/or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs are encouraged to join the call.

For more details: Eligibility Requirements for Professionals and Eligibility Requirements for Hospitals
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Registration Information:  To get the call-in information, you must register for the call on the CMS Upcoming National Provider Calls registration website:
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. Registration will close at 12 pm on the day of the call or when available space has been filled; no exceptions will be made, so please register early.

Presentation:  The presentation for this call will be posted prior to the call on the FFS National Provider Calls web page. In addition, a link to the slide presentation will be emailed to all registrants on the day of the call.
National Provider Calls and Events | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services


Continuing education credit may be awarded for participation in certain CMS National Provider Calls. Visit the Continuing Education Credit Notification web page to learn more.
Continuing Education Credit Notification | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Eligibility | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Eligibility

Healthcare professionals and hospitals must meet the eligibility criteria defined by law in order to receive incentive payments for implementing Electronic Health Records programs.
Eligible professionals can answer a few quick “yes or no” questions in our Eligibility Wizard to find out which EHR Incentive Programs you may qualify for:

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Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs

Are you eligible for the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs?

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Eligibility Requirements for Professionals
  • Incentive payments for eligible professionals are based on individual practitioners.
  • If you are part of a practice, each eligible professional may qualify for an incentive payment if each eligible professional successfully demonstrates meaningful use of certified EHR technology.
  • Each eligible professional is only eligible for one incentive payment per year, regardless of how many practices or locations at which he or she provide services.
  • Hospital-based eligible professionals are not eligible for incentive payments. An eligible professional is considered hospital-based if 90% or more of his or her services are performed in a hospital inpatient (Place Of Service code 21) or emergency room (Place Of Service code 23) setting.
Who is an Eligible Professional under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program?
Eligible professionals under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program include:
  • Doctor of medicine or osteopathy
  • Doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine
  • Doctor of podiatry
  • Doctor of optometry
  • Chiropractor
Who is an Eligible Professional under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program?
Eligible professionals under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program include:
  • Physicians (primarily doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy)
  • Nurse practitioner
  • Certified nurse-midwife
  • Dentist
  • Physician assistant who furnishes services in a Federally Qualified Health Center or Rural Health Clinic that is led by a physician assistant.
To qualify for an incentive payment under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, an eligible professional must meet one of the following criteria:
  • Have a minimum 30% Medicaid patient volume*
  • Have a minimum 20% Medicaid patient volume, and is a pediatrician*
  • Practice predominantly in a Federally Qualified Health Center or Rural Health Center and have a minimum 30% patient volume attributable to needy individuals
* Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) patients do not count toward the Medicaid patient volume criteria.
Eligible for Both Programs?
Eligible professionals eligible for both the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs must choose which incentive program they wish to participate in when they register. Before 2015, an eligible professional may switch programs only once after the first incentive payment is initiated. Most eligible professionals will maximize their incentive payments by participating in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program.
If you need more information about eligibility, click “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)” in the “Related Links Inside CMS” section below.
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Eligibility Requirements for Hospitals
NOTE: Some hospitals may receive incentive payments from both Medicare and Medicaid if they meet all eligibility criteria.
What is an Eligible Hospital under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program?
  • "Subsection (d) hospitals" in the 50 states or DC that are paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)
  • Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
  • Medicare Advantage (MA-Affiliated) Hospitals
What is an Eligible Hospital under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program?
  • Acute care hospitals (including CAHs and cancer hospitals) with at least 10% Medicaid patient volume
  • Children's hospitals (no Medicaid patient volume requirements)
Eligible for Both Programs?
Hospitals that are eligible for EHR incentive payments under both Medicare and Medicaid should select “Both Medicare and Medicaid” during the registration process, even if they plan to apply only for a Medicaid EHR incentive payment by adopting, implementing, or upgrading certified EHR technology. Dually-eligible hospitals can then attest through CMS for their Medicare EHR incentive payment at a later date, if they so desire. It is important for a dually-eligible hospital to select “Both Medicare and Medicaid” from the start of registration in order to maintain this option.
Hospitals that register only for the Medicaid program (or only the Medicare program) will not be able to manually change their registration (i.e., change to “Both Medicare and Medicaid” or from one program to the other) after a payment is initiated and this may cause significant delays in receiving a Medicare EHR incentive payment.
If you need more information about eligibility, click “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)” in the “Related Links Inside CMS” section below.
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Participating in the EHR Incentive Program and Other Current CMS Incentive Programs
The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs are new and separate programs from other active CMS incentive programs, such as the Physicians Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the MIPPA E-Prescribing Incentive Program. To see if you can participate in multiple programs, click “Tip Sheet - Medicare EHR Incentive Programs, PQRS, and E-Prescribing Comparison” in the “Downloads” section below.
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Related Links

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National Provider Calls and Events | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

National Provider Calls and Events


National Provider Calls are educational conference calls held by CMS for the Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) provider and supplier community to educate and inform participants about new policies and/or changes to the Medicare program. These calls are free of charge, and prior registration is required to participate. Refer to the list below for information about upcoming or previous National Provider Calls and related educational events, including registration information, links to call presentation materials, written transcripts, complete audio files, podcasts, video slideshow presentations, and other related resources.
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Subscribe now to receive the weekly CMS Medicare FFS Provider e-News for the latest Fee-For-Service program information, event announcements (including National Provider Call announcements), claims and pricer information, and MLN educational product updates.
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Continuing Education Credit Notification | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Continuing Education Credit Notification


Continuing Education Credit Notification
Continuing education credits may be awarded by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and the American Medical Billing Association (AMBA) for participation in CMS National Provider Conference Calls. If you plan to request continuing education credit from your professional organization and if this organization requires proof of registration, you will personally need to register so that you receive a confirmation e-mail.
Continuing Education Information for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
If you have attended or are planning to attend a CMS National Provider Conference Call, you should be aware that CMS does not provide certificates of attendance for these calls. Instead, the AAPC will accept your e-mailed confirmation and call description as proof of participation. Please retain a copy of your e-mailed confirmation for these calls as the AAPC will request them for any conference call you entered into your CEU Tracker if you are chosen for CEU verification. Members are awarded one (1) CEU per hour of participation.
Continuing Education Information for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
AHIMA credential-holders may claim 1 CEU per 60 minutes of attendance at an educational program. Maintain documentation about the program for verification purposes in the event of an audit. A program does not need to be pre-approved by AHIMA, nor does a CEU certificate need to be provided, in order to claim AHIMA CEU credit. For detailed information about AHIMA's CEU requirements, see the Recertification Guide on AHIMA's web site.
Continuing Education Information for the American Medical Billing Association (AMBA)
AMBA will accept your e-mailed confirmation as proof of participation. Print the email and attach it to AMBA's CEU form. Members are awarded one (1) CEU per hour of participation.
Please note: The statements above are standard language provided to CMS by the AAPC, the AHIMA, and the AMBA. If you have any questions concerning these statement, please contact the respective organization, not CMS

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