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Stimulus Overview
What is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?ARRA, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also referred to as the 2009 Stimulus Plan was signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009. The Act was designed to positively impact the national economy directed towards investments in infrastructures, unemployment benefits, transportation systems, educational activities, and healthcare.
How do you benefit?Healthcare professionals are directly impacted by ARRA through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH Act. The HITECH Act promotes the integration of healthcare technology through incentive opportunities. One of the incentive programs has been designed to accelerate the adoption of Electronic Health Record technology. Eligible providers may qualify to receive $63,000+ in EHR incentives alone.
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Meaningful Use
What is "Meaningful Use"?The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 specifies three main components of Meaningful Use:
- The use of a certified EHR in a meaningful manner, such as e-prescribing.
- The use of certified EHR technology for electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of health care.
- The use of certified EHR technology to submit clinical quality and other measures.
"Meaningful use" means providers need to show they're using certified EHR technology in ways that can be measured significantly in quality and in quantity. (Information provided by CMS)
To qualify as a valid and certifiable EHR vender, M3 Healthcare Solutions product, enCompass, passed a test series administered by Drummond Group and became ONC Certifiable for 2011-2012. M3 Healthcare Solutions certified enCompass 2.0 in January 2011.
As we host a certified product, upon meeting all attestation requirements and being and eligible provider, you may qualify to receive the maximum allotted incentives payments as listed below.
Related Links back to topMeaningful Use Medicare Incentive Payment Schedule
| Payment Amount | 1st Payment in 2011 | 1st Payment in 2012 | 1st Payment in 2013 | 1st Payment in 2014 | 1st Payment in 2015 |
| 2011 | $18,000.00 | ||||
| 2012 | $12,000.00 | $18,000.00 | |||
| 2013 | $8,000.00 | $12,000.00 | $15,000.00 | ||
| 2014 | $4,000.00 | $8,000.00 | $12,000.00 | $12,000.00 | |
| 2015 | $2,000.00 | $4,000.00 | $8,000.00 | $8,000.00 | |
| 2016 | $2,000.00 | $4,000.00 | $4,000.00 | ||
| Total | $44,000.00 | $44,000.00 | $39,000.00 | $24,000.00 |
Meaningful Use Medicaid Incentive Payment Schedule
| Payment Amount | 1st Payment in 2011 | 1st Payment in 2012 | 1st Payment in 2013 | 1st Payment in 2014 | 1st Payment in 2015 | 1st Payment in 2016 |
| 2011 | $21,250.00 | |||||
| 2012 | $8,500.00 | $21,250.00 | ||||
| 2013 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $21,250.00 | |||
| 2014 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $21,250.00 | ||
| 2015 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $21,250.00 | |
| 2016 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $21,250.00 |
| 2017 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | |
| 2018 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | ||
| 2019 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | |||
| 2020 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | ||||
| 2021 | $8,500.00 | |||||
| Total | $63,750.00 | $63,750.00 | $63,750.00 | $63,750.00 | $63,750.00 | $63,750.00 |
For a complete Medicare and Medicaid Incentive overview visit: CMS's EHR Incentive Overview
For Medicaid State-level program release dates visit CMS's State Contacts List
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Proposed objectives for Meaningful Use Stage 2 and 3 are outlined in this HHS document. There is no final rule for the proposed stages.
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