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Learn How to Get Federal Funding for Health IT–Next Week CMS Educational Teleconferences

CMS to Hold Education Series for Providers On How to Take Advantage of HIT Incentive Payments

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced it will hold a series of educational teleconferences to help health providers understand the specifics of the Medicare and Medicaid health information technology (HIT) incentive programs. These incentive programs will offer payments to eligible providers and hospitals for the adoption and “meaningful use” of HIT.

The teleconferences will allow you to hear from the agency staff that wrote the rules and ask them your questions about the incentive payments directly. By participating in the calls, you will learn:

• Who is eligible,
• How much the incentives are and how they are 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 measures, and
• Where to find helpful resources.

Save the date in your calendars for the following teleconferences: 

Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 2:00-3:30 pm EDT
EHR Incentive Programs for Eligible Professionals: a session just for individual practitioners on the specifics about the Medicare & Medicaid EHR incentive program
 
Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 2:00-3:30 pm EDT
EHR Incentive Programs for Hospitals: A session just for hospitals on the specifics about the Medicare & Medicaid EHR incentive program
 
Thursday, August 12, 2010, 2:00-3:30 pm EDT
EHR Questions and Answers for Hospitals and Individual Practitioners: Have an opportunity to ask a question and hear answers.

Registration information and the materials for each call will be posted on the CMS website.