Meaningful Use Program Overview

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are currently incentivizing eligible providers to adopt and meaningfully use Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. Eligible Medicare and Medicaid health professionals can earn thousands of dollars in incentives and avoid future penalties for not adopting health information technology.

You can use Practice Fusion’s free system to qualify for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive program. Keep in mind that you are only eligible to participate in one program per calendar year and can switch programs one time.

Eligible Medicare providers include:

• Doctors of medicine or osteopathy
• Doctors of dental surgery or dental medicine
• Doctors of podiatry
• Doctors of optometry
• Chiropractors

Eligible Medicare providers will earn up to $44,000 over five years. See the five year Medicare EHR Incentive timeline here. During your first year in the program, you must satisfy fifteen core and five menu Meaningful Use criteria for 90 days to qualify for Medicare EHR incentives. The five menu items are selected from a list of ten options. After your first year, you will need to satisfy core and menu criteria for a full calendar year.

Learn more about the EHR incentive program by visiting the Stimulus Center or switch to the Medicaid EHR incentive program.