Hospital Meaningful Use Tips

Want to earn Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) incentive payments?

Take the First step!!

Your hospital/critical access hospital must have an enrollment record in the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) in order to be eligible to receive a Medicare EHR incentive payment.

Did you know?

Billing and receiving payments from Medicare does not necessarily mean that a hospital or a critical access hospital has an enrollment record in PECOS.

Don’t wait!

1. Act now to verify that your facility has an enrollment record in PECOS.

2. If your facility does not have a record in PECOS, establish an enrollment record now.

If you have submitted a Medicare enrollment application within the last 90 days, and your enrollment application has been accepted for processing by the fiscal intermediary or A/B MAC, you need not take any additional actions based on this listserv message. (You will be contacted by your fiscal intermediary or A/B MAC if additional information is needed.)

How can I find out if my facility has an enrollment record in PECOS? Choose one of the following:

1. Use Internet-based PECOS to look for your PECOS enrollment record. If no record is displayed, you do not have an enrollment record in PECOS. (If you do not currently have access to Internet-based PECOS, see Basics of Internet-based PECOS for Provider and Supplier Organizations for instructions.)

2. Contact your designated Medicare enrollment contractor and ask if you have an enrollment record in PECOS. Go to Contractor List for contact information.

My facility doesn’t have an enrollment record. What should I do?

Internet-based PECOS is the fastest and most efficient way to submit your enrollment application. For instructions, see Basics of Internet-based PECOS for Provider and Supplier Organizations . If you encounter problems or have questions as you navigate the system, there is help available .

Electronic Health Record Incentives – Get the Facts from CMS www.cms.gov/EHRincentiveprograms