Introduction

The EHR Incentive Program final rule implements provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, more commonly known as the Stimulus Bill, and provides incentive payments to eligible professionals ("EPs"), eligible hospitals ("EHs"), and critical access hospitals for adopting and successfully demonstrating meaningful use of certified EHR technology. The vast majority of radiologists are defined as EPs under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs resulting from the change in definition of a "hospital-based" EP in the final rule. The final rule defines a hospital-based EP as one who provides 90 percent or more of his/her services in the hospital inpatient (POS 21) and emergency room (POS 23) settings only.

Purpose

One potential strategy for hospital-based radiologists to qualify for and participate in the EHR Incentive Program is to modify their hospital(s) professional services agreement with the requirement that the hospital(s) provide them with access to certified Ambulatory EHR technology consistent with the ARRA.

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