CMS HITECH and Meaninful Use Teleconference


Have You Heard about HITECH and Meaningful Use?
Do you want to learn more about the upcoming Medicare and EHR incentive programs?CMS invites you to join us for a teleconference on Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentives on Tuesday, February 23, from 1:30-2:30 pm.

CMS has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs established by the Recovery Act. The HITECH provisions are a subset of the Recovery Act. The rule, sometimes called the “meaningful use NPRM,” proposes a definition for the meaningful use of certified EHR technology as well as many other policy proposals. Learn the basics of the rule from the CMS experts.

Learn about CMS’ proposed rule for the EHR incentive programs including:
Who is eligible
What constitutes meaningful use
How to demonstrate meaningful use
What incentives are available under Medicare and Medicaid
How to make comments
Where to find additional resources
Call in early as lines are limited.
To join the meeting, dial 1-866-501-5502. The conference ID is 58353012. Materials will be available on the morning of the call at this website.