CMS EHR Tip Sheets

The CMS offers up-to-date and accurate tip sheets about the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs. Visit the website to get program specifics and download the latest ones.

Here are two that might pique your interest:

Medicare EHR Incentive Payments for Eligible Professionals

Which types of individual practitioners can participate in the Medicare EHR incentive program? This tip sheet provides user-friendly information about incentive payment amounts and describes how they’re calculated for fee for service and Medicare advantage providers. It also describes payment adjustments beginning in 2015 for EPs who are not meaningful users of certified EHR technology.

Medicare EHR Incentive Program, PQRI and E-Prescribing Comparison

Learn what opportunities are available to Medicare Eligible Professionals to receive incentive payments for participating in important Medicare initiatives. This fact sheet provides information on eligibility, timeframes, and maximum payments for each program.

These are now available on the CMS EHR Incentive Programs website. Select the Medicare Eligible Professional tab on the left, and then scroll to "Downloads."

There are also Tip Sheets for Hospitals:

EHR Incentive Program for Medicare Hospitals

Learn which Medicare hospitals are eligible for incentive payments. (See the separate tip sheet for Critical Access Hospitals below.) This sheet provides user-friendly information about the factors which impact incentive payment amounts and provides sample payment calculations.

EHR Incentive Program for Critical Access Hospitals

How are Medicare incentive payments calculated for CAHs? When can they be earned? Learn more in this informative discussion of the calculation of incentive payments. Sample calculations are provided. This sheet also provides information on how reimbursement will be reduced for CAHs which have not demonstrated meaningful use of certified EHR technology by 2015.

These are now available on the CMS EHR Incentive Programs website. Select the Hospitals tab on the left and scroll to "Downloads."