The Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program and Meaningful Use Final Rule

Additional Incentive Payments for Medicare Eligible Providers Practicing in HPSAs:

First Calendar Year (CY) for which the Eligible Provider receives an incentive payment

First Calendar Year (CY) for which the Eligible Provider receives an incentive payment

January 2011 – Registration for the EHR Incentive Program begins
January 2011 – For Medicaid providers, states may launch their programs
April 2011 – Attestation for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program begins
May 2011 – EHR incentive payments begin
February 29, 2012 – Last day for Eligible Providers to register and attest to receive an incentive payment for calendar year 2011
2015 – Medicare payment adjustments begin for Eligible Providers who are not meaningful users of EHR technology
2016 – Last year to receive a Medicare EHR incentive payment; Last year to initiate participation in Medicaid EHR Incentive Program
2021 – Last year to receive Medicaid EHR incentive payment