Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Electronic Health Record Incentive Program

Document ID: CMS-2009-0117-0002
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Agency: Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Topics: No Topics associated with this document
Federal Register Number: E9-31217
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Abstract:	This proposed rule would implement the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub. L. 111-5) that provide incentive payments to eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs that adopt and meaningfully use certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. The proposed rule would specify the-- initial criteria an EP and eligible hospital must meet in order to qualify for the incentive payment; calculation of the incentive payment amounts; payment adjustments under Medicare for covered professional services and inpatient hospital services provided by EPs and eligible hospitals failing to meaningfully use certified EHR technology; and other program participation requirements. Also, as required by ARRA the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will be issuing a closely related interim final rule that specifies the Secretary’s adoption of an initial set of standards, implementation, specifications, and certification criteria for electronic health records. ONC will also be issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking on the process for organizations to conduct the certification of EHR technology.
Received Date:	January 13 2010, at 07:56 AM Eastern Standard Time
Start-End Page:	1844 - 2011
Page Count:	169
Comment Start Date:	January 13 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date:	March 15 2010, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time