Meaningful Use Hardship Exemption – Deadline is July 1
Medicare eligible professionals who did not successfully meet Meaningful Use in 2014 have until July 1st, 2015 to file a 2016 hardship exemption to avoid the 2016 payment adjustment.
The 2016 hardship exemption application and instructions can be found here: http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/paymentadj_hardship.html
In order to file a hardship exemption, eligible professionals must show proof of a circumstance beyond their control and clearly outline how those circumstances greatly impaired their ability to meet Meaningful Use.
2014 Medicaid EHR Incentive – Deadline is June 30
Eligible Providers must submit attestations through the State Level Registry by June 30, 2015 in order to receive payments for Program Year 2014.
Visit http://onehealthrecord.alabama.gov/meaningful-use/ for more information.
PQRS – 2015 Reporting Year
We are almost at the half way point in 2015! Non-participating providers will be subject to the negative 4% Payment Adjustment based on this year’s reporting and levied in 2017. That includes the -2% payment adjustment for PQRS as well as the automatic extra -2 to -4% CMS Value Modifier Payment Adjustment for non-PQRS reporters.
Visit 2015 PQRS Claims Manual – http://www.cms.gov/apps/ama/license.asp?file=/PQRS/downloads/2015_PQRS_IndividualMeasureSpecs_SupportingDocs_111214.zip or 2015 Cross Cutting Measures – www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/PQRS/Downloads/2015_PQRS_CrosscuttingMeasures_12172014.pdf.