Medicare Issuing EHR Meaningful Use Incentive Checks

Summary

CMS to issue Medicare incentive checks for electronic health record use, payment via electronic funds transfer or paper check.

This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will start issuing the first Medicare incentive checks for meaningful use of electronic health records.

Providers receiving meaningful use incentives will be paid the same way they receive payment for Medicare services, either through an electronic funds transfer or paper check. Payments will appear on the bank statement as “EHR Incentive Payment.”

Source:  Health Data Management

May 18 2011

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