02-07-2013
To keep you updated with information on the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, CMS has recently added two new and four updated FAQs to the Web site.
New FAQs:
1. How should an eligible professional (EP), eligible hospital (EH), or critical access hospital (CAH) that sees patients in multiple practice locations attest when locations choose to implement different menu objectives and/or different clinical quality measures? Read the answer here.
2. Can an appeal be filed if the Medicare EP or EH disputes the amount of the incentive payment received after successfully demonstrating meaningful use under the EHR Incentive Program? Read the answer here.
Updated FAQs:
1. To meet the third measure of the objective of providing “a summary of care record for each transition of care or referral” for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, must the electronic exchange with a recipient using technology designed by a different EHR developer occur for each provider or can there be one exchange per location? What if the provider chooses instead to exchange information with the CMS test EHR? Read the answer here.
2. I am an EP who has successfully attested for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, so why haven't I received my incentive payment yet? Read the answer here.
3. After successfully demonstrating meaningful use for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, will incentive payments be paid as a lump sum or in multiple installments? Read the answer here.
4. How and when will incentive payments for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs be made? Read the answer here.