EHR Incentive Program

 

Eligible Professionals Eligible Hospitals
Eligible Professionals Registration and Attestation Hospitals Registration and Attestation
HIPAA and Security Compliance Critical Access Hospitals
Standards Health Information Exchange

Timeline

  • February 2009: President Obama signs the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA/HITECH) into law.
  • March 2010: ONC releases Certification Program Proposed Rule
  • June 2010: Temporary Certification Final Rule published in Federal Register
  • July 2010: CMS and ONC Final Rules published in Federal Register
  • August 2010: First two ONC-ATCBs named
  • October 2010: Certified Electronic Health Record Technology available and listed on ONC web site
  • January 1, 2011: Reporting year begins for eligible professionals
  • January 3, 2011: Registration for the Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs begins
  • January 2011: For Medicaid Providers, States begin to launch their programs, if they so choose to do so.
  • April 2011: Attestation for the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program begins
  • May 2011: Medicare EHR Incentive Payments begin
  • July 3, 2011 – Last day for eligible hospitals to begin their 90-day reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program.
  • September 30, 2011 – Last day of the federal fiscal year. Reporting year ends for eligible hospitals and CAHs.
  • October 1, 2011: Last day for eligible professionals to begin their 90-day reporting period for calendar year 2011 for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program.
  • November 30, 2011: Last day for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals to register and attest to receive an Incentive Payment for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2011.
  • December 31, 2011: Reporting year ends for eligible professionals.
  • February 29, 2012: Last day for the EPs to register and attest to receive an Incentive Payment for CY 2011
  • 2014 Last year to initiate participation in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program
  • 2015: Medicare Payment Adjustments begin for EPs that are not meaningful users of Electronic Health Record Technology
  • 2016: Last year to receive a Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Payment, and also the last year to initiate participation in the Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
  • 2021: Last year to receive Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payment