To qualify for the incentive payment 20 of the 25 objectives must be met, all 15 core objectives and 5 out of the 10 menu set objectives. If the 20 out of 25 objectives are met the eligible professional can receive up to $44,000 for 5 years under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. There is also an additional incentive for professionals that provide services in a Healthcare Professional Shortage Area. Under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program eligible professionals can receive $63,750 during the 6 years that they choose to participate. For the first reporting year of this stage Eligible Providers must meet the requirements by having a continuing amount of data for 90 days. During every year that the eligible healthcare professional participates in the program they must demonstrate Meaningful Use of a certified electronic health record. To receive this incentive, the provider must document the percentage of visits, diagnoses, prescriptions, immunizations, and other pertinent health information electronically; use the EHR clinical support tools; share patient information; and report quality measures and public health information (Booth, K. A., Whicker, L. G., & Wyman, T. D. 2014). In addition to a financial incentive, other benefits of complying with Meaningful Use guidelines include a reduction in medical errors, improved availability of patient records and data, reminders and alerts, clinical decisions, and e-prescribing/refill automation (Aumula, N., & Sanelli, P. 2012, July 12). Step 2 of this program will include all the steps in Step 1 and will add that EHR must be used to send and receive clinical information such as lab orders and reports. In order to continue on to Stage 2, in 2013 providers must have first demonstrated Meaningful Use in Stage 1 in 2011. The objectives for providers in Stage 2 have been raised, meaning they must demonstrate Meaningful Use of their Certified EHR Technology for an even bigger portion of their patient population. An Eligible Provider must meet certain criteria; they must meet 17 core objectives and 3 menu objectives that they can select from a list of 6 menu objectives. One of the new core objectives for this stage is to make sure that when using electronic messaging
To qualify for the incentive payment 20 of the 25 objectives must be met, all 15 core objectives and 5 out of the 10 menu set objectives. If the 20 out of 25 objectives are met the eligible professional can receive up to $44,000 for 5 years under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. There is also an additional incentive for professionals that provide services in a Healthcare Professional Shortage Area. Under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program eligible professionals can receive $63,750 during the 6 years that they choose to participate. For the first reporting year of this stage Eligible Providers must meet the requirements by having a continuing amount of data for 90 days. During every year that the eligible healthcare professional participates in the program they must demonstrate Meaningful Use of a certified electronic health record. To receive this incentive, the provider must document the percentage of visits, diagnoses, prescriptions, immunizations, and other pertinent health information electronically; use the EHR clinical support tools; share patient information; and report quality measures and public health information (Booth, K. A., Whicker, L. G., & Wyman, T. D. 2014). In addition to a financial incentive, other benefits of complying with Meaningful Use guidelines include a reduction in medical errors, improved availability of patient records and data, reminders and alerts, clinical decisions, and e-prescribing/refill automation (Aumula, N., & Sanelli, P. 2012, July 12). Step 2 of this program will include all the steps in Step 1 and will add that EHR must be used to send and receive clinical information such as lab orders and reports. In order to continue on to Stage 2, in 2013 providers must have first demonstrated Meaningful Use in Stage 1 in 2011. The objectives for providers in Stage 2 have been raised, meaning they must demonstrate Meaningful Use of their Certified EHR Technology for an even bigger portion of their patient population. An Eligible Provider must meet certain criteria; they must meet 17 core objectives and 3 menu objectives that they can select from a list of 6 menu objectives. One of the new core objectives for this stage is to make sure that when using electronic messaging