ODs Warned Only 3 Months Left for EHR Incentives

Health care practitioners have just a few months to ensure they earn the maximum possible payments through the Medicare Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program, according to the AOA Health Information Technology (HIT) Subcommittee. In fact, they must act within the next 90 days, AOA HIT Subcommittee Chair Philip Gross, O.D., noted. Under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, health care practitioners can earn up to a total of $44,000 ($48,400 in federally designated health professional shortage areas) over the six-year life of the program if they install EHR systems that are certified for use under the program and achieve compliance with the program’s EHR utilization criteria, known as “meaningful use” standards. Read more.