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Showing posts with label EHR incentive program. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EHR incentive program. Show all posts

Friday, 8 February 2013

Meaningful Use with its Meaningful Results

Meaningful Use (MU) defines the use of certified Electronic health record (EHR) to improve quality care, reduce health disparities, and achieve better clinical outcomes within a healthcare organization. After the implementation of meaningful use, significant changes are done to transform a better healthcare system and following major changes will be seen:

    1.  Developed Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
    2.  Patient Commitment
    3.  Care Coordination between Clinics and Hospitals
    4.  Improved Public Health and Preventive Medicine
    5.  Complete Privacy and Security Protection

Physicians, after adopting electronic health records in a meaningful way, may have been awarded from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. More than 55,000 physicians received bonuses for meaningful use of EHRs in 2011 or 2012. Doctors or hospitals found ineligible for an EHR incentive after an audit would be asked to return the bonus payment.


Adoption of meaningful use program is now a fundamental requirement for the physicians, since two and half years is the rough time span left to implement Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems without facing any financial penalties. Practices should take serious notice on these deadlines and physicians need to focus all the essential elements necessary to meet the criteria of Meaningful Use (MU) bonuses.


For the ongoing success of EHR Incentive Programs, many billing companies have designed webinars and profound coaches that will walk physicians through solutions surrounding EHR issues and MU criteria. Each webinar with its training is interactive and featured. Identifying the key elements to achieve MU bonuses is the core objective. It will also provide an overview of related initiatives, incentives and penalties and how they will impact physician practices.

Thursday, 20 December 2012

Get Paid Faster up to $44000 with EHR Incentive Program

Electronic Health Record allows practices and providers to maintain an electronic record of patient’s information. The capabilities of EHR extend far beyond just maintaining electronic records. EHR features such as e-prescription, lab connectivity, drug interactions, automatic alerts, online patient engagement, etc. are making significant contribution in transforming healthcare industry. 

These programs have promised to reward providers and practices on demonstrating meaningful use of EHR. Medicare promises to give $44,000 and Medicaid promises to give $63,750 to the providers who will demonstrate meaningful use of EHR. Ensure your participation in EHR incentive program to earn meaningful use bonus. Following is the eligibility criteria for providers to participate in EHR incentive programs:

Eligible professionals under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program include
Eligible professionals under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program include
Doctor of medicine or osteopathy
Physicians (primarily doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy)
Doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine
Nurse practitioner
Doctor of podiatry
Certified nurse-midwife
Doctor of optometry
Dentist
Chiropractor
Physician assistant who furnishes services in a Federally Qualified Health Center of Rural Health Clinic that is led by a physician assistant
Flow-chart of EHR