CMS Webinar: EHR Incentive Program Basics for Eligible Professionals
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 11:30 MDT
CMS Regions VI, VII and VIII are pleased to announce a new webinar presenting basic information on how your practice may be able to access EHR incentive payments.
As of February 29th, over $3.8 billion in Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments have been paid to eligible professionals (EP) and hospitals. More than 211,667 EPs, hospitals and critical access hospitals have registered to become meaningful users of EHR technology. This session will provide you with the information you need to determine if you are eligible to earn an incentive payment and if so, the steps you need to take to become a meaningful user of EHR technology.
This webinar is unique in its two-part design to ensure you get the information you need for success.
Part One of the webinar is a pre-recorded presentation that you can view at your convenience prior to May 2nd.
Part Two is a live webinar that will briefly highlight the pre-recorded material and demonstrate helpful incentive program tools available to you online. The majority of the live webinar will be dedicated to a question and answer session.
What You Need To Do
· Prior to May 2, click on the link below to learn the basics of the EHR incentive program: http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/EP_Basics_for_July2011.zip.
· Make a list of your EHR incentive program questions to ask at the Q&A session on the live webinar. If you prefer, you may submit questions in advance to – ROkcmMFM@cms.hhs.gov please use “May 2 EHR Call” in the subject line of your email. Questions should be submitted no later than COB Monday, 4/30/12.
· Join the live webinar on May 2nd.
The presentation will be geared specifically to EPs in the following states: AR, CO, IA, KS, LA, MO, MT, NE, ND, NM, OK, SD, TX, UT & WY
Registration is not required. The session will accommodate 250 webinar and teleconference participants on a first come, first served basis.
