Medicare EHR Incentive Program Checklist

Medicare EHR Incentive Program Checklist 
If you're an eligible professional, become a meaningful user of certified electronic health records to qualify for incentive payments of up to $44,000 from Medicare.

Here's how to qualify:

• Make sure you're eligible for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. View eligibility guidelines at our Eligibility page.


• Also eligible for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program? You can receive higher incentive payments, up to $63,750, through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. See the Medicaid checklist.


• Get registered. Registration is now open to eligible professionals. Visit the Registration and Attestation page for more details.

Note: Register as soon as possible. You can register before having a system installed.

• Use certified EHR technology. To receive incentive payments, make sure the EHR technology you're using or are considering buying has been certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Visit our Certified EHR Technology page for details.


• Be a Meaningful User. You have to successfully demonstrate "meaningful use" for a consecutive 90-day period in your first year of participation (and for a full year in each subsequent years) to receive EHR incentive payments. Visit our Meaningful Use page to learn about meaningful use objectives and measures.


• Attest for incentive payments. To get your EHR incentive payment, you must attest (legally state) through Medicare's secure Web site that you've demonstrated "meaningful use" with certified EHR technology. Starting in April 2011, you can get to our secure attestation Web site through a link at our Registration and Attestation page.