Reminder: The Attestation Deadline for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program is 2 Days Away!

Providers Must Attest to 2015 EHR Incentive Program Requirements by March 11, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST

The attestation deadline for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program is only 2 days away!

Eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program must attest using the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System no later thanFriday, March 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Medicaid EHR Incentive Program participants should refer to their respective states for attestation information and deadlines. Certain Medicaid eligible professionals may use the Registration and Attestation System as an alternate attestation method to avoid the Medicare payment adjustment (80 FR 62900 through 62901).

To attest to the EHR Incentive Programs in 2015:

• Eligible Professionals may select an EHR reporting period of any continuous 90 days from January 1, 2015 (the start of the 2015 calendar year) through December 31, 2015.


• Eligible Hospitals/CAHs may select an EHR reporting period of any continuous 90 days from October 1, 2014 (the start of the federal fiscal year) through December 31, 2015.

Attestation Resources

For assistance with attestation, please review the following CMS resources:

• Preparing to Participate in the EHR Incentive Programs Fact Sheet


• Attestation Worksheet and User Guide for Eligible Professionals


• Attestation Worksheet and User Guide for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs

For More Information

Visit the Registration and Attestation page on the CMS EHR Incentive Programs website.

For attestation questions, please contact the EHR Information Center Help Desk at (888) 734-6433/ TTY: (888) 734-6563 and select option 1. The hours of operation are Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. EST

Reminder: The Attestation Deadline for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program is 3 Days Away!

Providers Must Attest to 2015 EHR Incentive Program Requirements by March 11, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST

The attestation deadline for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program is only 3 days away!

Eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program must attest using the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System no later than Friday, March 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Medicaid EHR Incentive Program participants should refer to their respective states for attestation information and deadlines. Certain Medicaid eligible professionals may use the Registration and Attestation System as an alternate attestation method to avoid the Medicare payment adjustment (80 FR 62900 through 62901).

To attest to the EHR Incentive Programs in 2015:

• Eligible Professionals may select an EHR reporting period of any continuous 90 days from January 1, 2015 (the start of the 2015 calendar year) through December 31, 2015.


• Eligible Hospitals/CAHs may select an EHR reporting period of any continuous 90 days from October 1, 2014 (the start of the federal fiscal year) through December 31, 2015.

Attestation Resources

For assistance with attestation, please review the following CMS resources:

• Preparing to Participate in the EHR Incentive Programs Fact Sheet


• Attestation Worksheet and User Guide for Eligible Professionals


• Attestation Worksheet and User Guide for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs

For More Information

Visit the Registration and Attestation page on the CMS EHR Incentive Programs website.

For attestation questions, please contact the EHR Information Center Help Desk at (888) 734-6433/ TTY: (888) 734-6563 and select option 1. The hours of operation are Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. EST

CMS Extends Attestation Deadline for EHR Incentive Programs

CMS Extends the Attestation Deadline for the EHR Incentive Programs to March 11, 2016

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the attestation deadline for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs toFriday, March 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. ET, from the original deadline of Monday, February 29.

Eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program can attest through the CMS Registration and Attestation System. Providers participating in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program should refer to their respective states for attestation information and deadlines. Certain Medicaid eligible professionals may use the Registration and Attestation System as an alternate attestation method to avoid the Medicare payment adjustment (80 FR 62900 through 62901).

To attest to the EHR Incentive Programs in 2015:

• Eligible Professionals may select an EHR reporting period of any continuous 90 days from January 1, 2015 (the start of the 2015 calendar year) through December 31, 2015.


• Eligible Hospitals/CAHs may select an EHR reporting period of any continuous 90 days from October 1, 2014 (the start of the federal fiscal year) through December 31, 2015.

Attestation Resources

For assistance with attestation, please review the following CMS resources:

• Preparing to Participate in the EHR Incentive Programs Fact Sheet


• Attestation Worksheet and User Guide for Eligible Professionals


• Attestation Worksheet and User Guide for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs


• Broadband Access Exclusions Tip Sheet


• Health Information Exchange Fact Sheet


• Public Health Reporting in 2015 for Eligible Professionals


• Public Health Reporting in 2015 for Eligible Hospitals/CAHs

For More Information

Visit the Registration and Attestation and the 2015 Program Requirements pages on theCMS EHR Incentive Programs website.

Stage 2 Attestation User Guides Now Available

Review Steps for Submitting Stage 2 Meaningful Use Data through the Attestation System

 

Are you preparing to submit Stage 2 meaningful use data for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program? If so, CMS has recently posted the following step-by-step guides to help navigate the CMS Attestation System:

• Stage 2 Attestation User Guide for Eligible Professionals


• Stage 2 Attestation User Guide for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs

These guides provide instructions and important information that you will need in order to successfully attest, as well as helpful tips and screenshots to walk you through the process.

Note: While all providers begin their registration through the CMS Registration & Attestation System, Medicaid eligible professionals and Medicaid-only eligible hospitals must attest through their State Medicaid Agency’s website. Please visit the Medicaid State Information pageto learn more.

 

Additional Stage 2 Resources

CMS has additional resources to help ensure your attestation will be successful:

• Stage 2 Attestation Worksheet for Eligible Professionals


• Stage 2 Attestation Worksheet for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs


• Stage 2 Meaningful Use Specification Sheet Table of Contents for Eligible Professionals


• Stage 2 Meaningful Use Specification Sheet Table of Contents for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs

For More Information

Visit the Registration and Attestation and Stage 2 pages for more information on how to successfully demonstrate meaningful use.

New Attestation Resources Have Been Posted

CMS has developed attestation worksheets to help providers successfully attest to meeting meaningful use through the CMS web-based attestation system.

These attestation worksheets allow eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) to log additional data for core and menu measures that might not be obtained only through their certified electronic health record (EHR) system. In order to provide complete and accurate information for certain of these measures, EPs and hospitals may have to include information from paper-based patient records or from other areas. (Please note that clinical quality measures must be reported directly from certified EHR technology).

You can fill out the attestation worksheets electronically or manually, and then keep the worksheet on hand as you attest so your data is easily accessible.

You can find the worksheets by clicking the links below. Make sure to use the worksheet that pertains to you:

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  Attestation Worksheet for Eligible Professionals


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  Attestation Worksheet for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals

Updates to the Comprehensive EHR Incentive Program FAQs Document
CMS has also posted the latest FAQs document on the CMS website. This interactive document provides updated FAQs up to the end of April 2011. Each FAQ is sorted by topic to help you more easily review information about various aspects of the EHR Incentive Programs. CMS will continue to provide updates as new FAQs are added.

Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the CMS EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs