The AMA reminds hospitals that they have until Nov. 30 to complete their online registration and attestation through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ website if the seek to receive a Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program payment for fiscal year 2012.
To receive an incentive payment, a hospital must use certified EHR technology, meet the meaningful use criteria, and submit the required quality measurement data generated by certified EHR technology to CMS.
If a hospital is attesting to meaningful use for the first time, it must report on a continuous 90-day period that ended on or before Sept. 30. If a hospital is attesting to meaningful use for the second time, the reporting period covers all of FY 2012 (Oct. 1, 2011, through Sept. 30, 2012). Hospitals should check with their state Medicaid programs on requirements related to the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program.
