Meaningful Use
SRS is certified as a complete EHR by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), so specialists and other high-performing physicians who choose to pursue Meaningful Use can do so successfully with SRS. In fact, SRS ranks among the top three vendors for successful meaningful use attestations by orthopaedists. Participation in the Medicaid program is voluntary, and the meaningful use requirements do have productivity implications—what distinguishes the SRS approach from that of other certified EHRs is its delivery of meaningful use capability with a concurrent increase in productivity.
The meaningful use rules are complex, and very few providers have the time or inclination to review them in their entirety. SRS has devoted the resources of its Government Affairs department—which has been involved since the program’s inception—to understanding the meaningful use requirements as they evolve, and interpreting the implications for specialists and other high-performing physicians and their practices. Although the Medicaid MU program follows the established Federal MU guidelines, each state manages its own program state-specific info is located here.
The potential incentive is maximum of $63,750, and is paid out over 6 years ($42,500 for pediatricians with 20%-30% Medicaid). The first year did not require demonstration of meaningful use, but could have been reimbursement for adoption, implementation, or upgrading to a certified EHR.
While there is no penalty for non-participation in Medicaid MU, incentives are still available to providers who started MU by 2016. Note: Any Medicare revenue generated by a Medicaid provider would be subject to MACRA penalties; therefore, these providers should consider participating in MACRA as well.
Medicaid MU Eligible Professionals:
To be eligible for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, providers must also meet one of the following criteria:
More information about eligibility is available on the CMS Website Eligibility page.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) – text of the legislation
The following two sections of the ARRA bill comprise the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act:
Final Rule for Meaningful Use Stage 2 – released 9/4/2012
Final Rule for MU Stage 3 and Modifications to Meaningful Use in 2015 Through 2017 – released 10/16/2015