DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 2 (February)

Experts: Losses will be minor if you miss 2011 meaningful use deadline

It won't be the end of the world or the end of your shot to get $44,000 of government incentive money if you can't demonstrate meaningful use with an electronic health records (EHR) system by the end of 2011. You can still demonstrate meaningful use for any 90 days in 2012 and collect up to $18,000 of bonus money, the most possible in the first reporting year. This leaves Oct. 1, 2012 as the drop-dead deadline for a chance to get the entire $44,000 - a year longer than previously reported.

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