DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 9 (September)

CMS clarifications show why Medicaid’s bigger EHR bonus check is easier to get

Your primary care physicians can shift their Medicaid caseload and use patients on private Medicaid plans to qualify for a $21,250 incentive check under the Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program, CMS officials say. The Medicare bonus is worth less at $18,000 and requires you to meet meaningful use; one of the biggest benefits of the Medicaid bonus is that meaningful use does not have to be met during the first year of participation in the program.

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