In the final rule for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the proposal to allow certain Medicaid eligible professionals (EPs) to use an alternate option of attesting through the EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System for the purpose of avoiding the Medicare payment adjustment.

Beginning in 2015, Medicaid EPs who have previously received an incentive payment under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, but will fail to meet the eligibility requirements for the program in subsequent years, will be allowed to attest using the EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation system for the purpose of avoiding the Medicare payment adjustment.

Note: There are no changes to the EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System for the alternate attestation method.

REMINDER: Medicare Providers Must Attest to 2015 EHR Incentive Program Requirements by March 11, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST

Eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in the EHR Incentive Program must attest using the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System no later than Friday, March 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

To attest to the EHR Incentive Programs in 2015:
• Eligible Professionals may select an EHR reporting period of any continuous 90 days from January 1, 2015 (the start of the 2015 calendar year) through December 31, 2015.
• Eligible Hospitals/CAHs may select an EHR reporting period of any continuous 90 days from October 1, 2014 (the start of the federal fiscal year) through December 31, 2015.

For More Information: Visit the Registration and Attestation page on the CMS EHR Incentive Programs website.