Attestation Deadline for EHR Incentive Programs

Medicare EPs Must Attest by February 28th

The following is correspondence from CMS on the EHR Incenitvie Programs.

If you are an eligible professional (EP), the last day you can register and attest to demonstrating meaningful use for the 2013 Medicare EHR Incentive Program is February 28, 2014. You must successfully attest by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 28 to receive an incentive payment for your 2013 participation. You must attest to demonstrating meaningful use every year to receive an incentive and avoid a payment adjustment.

Medicaid Eligible Professionals
EPs participating in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program need to refer to their state deadlines for attestation information.

Payment Adjustments
Payment adjustments for EPs will be applied beginning January 1, 2015, to Medicare participants that have not successfully demonstrated meaningful use. The adjustment is determined by your reporting period in a prior year. For more information, visit the payment adjustment tipsheet for EPs.  If you are only eligible to participate in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, you are not subject to these payment adjustments.

Resources
The following are more CMS resources for eligible professionals participating in the EHR Incentive Programs.

• Meaningful Use Attestation Calculator – This online tool allows providers to test whether or not they would successfully demonstrate Stage 1 meaningful use for the EHR Incentive Programs.
• Attestation Worksheet for EPs – This worksheet is for EPs in Stage 1 of meaningful use and allows you to log meaningful use measures on this page to use as a reference when attesting for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program in the CMS system.
• Attestation Guide for Medicare EPs – This guide is a step by step instruction for Medicare EPs attesting meaningful use in the EHR Incentive Program.
• Stage 2 Payment Adjustment Tipsheet for EPs – Detail information on payment adjustments and applying for harship exceptions.

Plan Ahead
Review all of the important dates for the EHR Incentive Programs on the HIT Timeline.