Call us Today! (212) 967-0601 Medicare Incentive HOME / Medicare Incentive Meaningful Use Consulting Go Paperless and Get Paid The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to award incentive payments to eligible professionals who demonstrate Meaningful Use of a certified electronic health record (EHR). These incentive programs will not always be available, and financial penalties are scheduled to take effect in 2015 for Medicare and Medicaid providers who do not transition to EHRs. The table below provides an overview of the EHR incentive payment timeline for eligible health care professionals. Medicare EHR Incentive Timeline: Incentive Payment Year Adopt In 2011: 5-Year Payout Adopt In 2012: 5-Year Payout Adopt In 2013: 4-Year Payout Adopt In 2014: 3-Year Payout Penalty For Not Adopting 2011 $18,000 2012 $12,000 $18,000 2013 $8,000 $12,000 $15,000 2014 $4,000 $8,000 $12,000 $12,000 2015 $2,000 $4,000 $8,000 $8,000 -1% 2016 $2,000 $4,000 $4,000 -2% 2017 -3% Total Incentive Payout $44,000 $44,000 $39,000 $24,000 Recent Posts EHR/EMR Medical Billing Services Meaningful Use Consulting Practice Management (RCM) Devington Technologies 1449 37th Street Suite #218 Brooklyn, NY 11218 212.967.0601 sales@devington.com www.devington.com Schedule A Demo HOME OUR COMPANY SCHEDULE A DEMO GLOBAL ACCESS DOCS LOGIN Contact Info Devington Technologies I LLC | 1449 37th Street Suite #218 Brooklyn, New York 11218 Phone: 212.967.0601 Fax: 718.865.5165 | E-Mail: support@devington.com | E-Mail: sales@devington.com | Web: http://devington.com © Devington Technologies. Design By. 1ON1 DEVELOPMENT