If you are an individual provider, this free session will help you learn the details of the Medicare & Medicaid EHR incentive program that specifically pertains to you – eligibility, payment, what you need to register, timelines, meaningful use reporting.

Target Audience: Eligible Professionals (EPs): Doctors of Medicine or Osteopathy, Doctors of Dental Surgery or Dental Medicine, Doctors of Podiatric Medicine, Doctors of Optometry, Chiropractors, Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, Physician Assistants (PA) who practice at an FQHC/RHC led by a PA. (NOTE: Hospital-based EP’s may not participate- An EP is considered hospital-based if 90% or more of the EP's services are performed in a hospital inpatient or emergency room setting.) Medicaid eligible professionals must meet patient volume criteria, providing services to those attributable to Medicaid or, in some cases, needy individuals.

Registration will close at 1:30 PM ET on August 10, 2010 or when available space has been filled.

Subject: A session just for individual practitioners on the specifics about the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program

Agenda:

• Who is eligible,
• How much are the incentives and how are they calculated,
• What you need to do to get started,
• When the program begins and other major milestones regarding participation and payment,
• How to report on Meaningful Use
• Where to find helpful resources and more.

Moderator Information
Moderator: Diane Maupai
Organization: CMS/Center for Medicare, Provider Communications Group

If you require services for the hearing impaired, please send an e-mail request to medicare.ttt@palmettogba.com no later than 3 business days before the event.